Earrings
1990s Greek Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century American Modern Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Earrings
20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Emerald, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s North American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Earrings
2010s Turkish Modern Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
14k Gold, White Gold
1990s European Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century European Modern Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Pearl, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, White Gold, Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Earrings
Garnet, Opal, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Chalcedony, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s French Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Modern Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s German Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century European Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s Hong Kong Modern Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
20th Century Swiss Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Modern Earrings
Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s French Modern Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Yellow Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Congolese Modern Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
Shop Now: Antique and Vintage Earrings for Sale on 1stDibs
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.