Earrings
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Tourmaline, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, White Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Whi...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Amazonite, Carnelian, Chrysophrase, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Topaz, Rhodium, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Topaz, Kyanite, Agate, Alexandrite, Chalcedony, Chrysophr...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1810s Spanish Georgian Antique Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold
2010s North American Earrings
Garnet, Quartz, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Morganite, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Moonstone, Quartz, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Tourmaline, Emerald, Beryl, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, ...
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Earrings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Earrings
Diamond, Hematite, Quartz, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Moonstone, Quartz, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Quartz, Topa...
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artisan Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Platinum, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1870s European Greek Revival Antique Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold
2010s American Artisan Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
1970s North American Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Peridot, Quartz, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold,...
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Garnet, Quartz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Amethyst, Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, White Diamond, Ye...
2010s American Modern Earrings
Tourmaline, Lapis Lazuli, Citrine, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1770s Portuguese Georgian Antique Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
2010s Swiss Modern Earrings
Quartz, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century European Retro Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Earrings
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, Quartz, Ruby, 14k Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Sterling Silver
1990s Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Ruby, 18k Gold, 22k Gold
2010s Canadian Art Nouveau Earrings
Quartz, Sterling Silver
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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