Earrings
1950s British Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
20th Century Earrings
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, Rubelite, 14k Gold
20th Century Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Contemporary Vintage Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Jade, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage Earrings
Jade, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1950s Asian Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Earrings
Ruby, Quartz, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1980s North American Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Earrings
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Jade, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshw...
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Platinum
Late 20th Century Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Edwardian Vintage Earrings
White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1980s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s English Modernist Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Topaz, White Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Earrings
Emerald, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Tourmaline, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Jade, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Aquamari...
20th Century French Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Earrings
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Turquoise, Jade, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k ...
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1990s Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Italian Contemporary Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Earrings
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modern Vintage Earrings
Jade, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.
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