Earrings
Early 2000s French Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, Turquoise, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
1990s European Artisan Earrings
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Earrings
Citrine, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Amethyst, Gilt Metal
2010s Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Earrings
Iolite, Topaz, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
Early 2000s French Earrings
Coral, Hematite, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Rock Crystal, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, Emerald, White Di...
2010s American Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Turquoise, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Earrings
Opal, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
20th Century Earrings
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Turquoise, Pearl, Sterling Silver
2010s American Native American Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s American Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Titanium
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
2010s American Baroque Earrings
White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Topaz
2010s British Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Platinum
2010s Australian Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold
1880s French Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rose Gold
Early 2000s American Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Earrings
Cultured Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Turquoise, Platinum, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Turquoise, Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Peridot, Freshwater Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond...
Late 20th Century French Retro Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century North American Retro Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow 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.
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