Earrings
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s British Art Nouveau Earrings
Natural Pearl, Gold Plate
2010s British Art Nouveau Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s German Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Earrings
Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tsavorite, Zircon, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Quartz, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Tanzani...
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Art Nouveau Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater P...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Jasper, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
2010s German Art Nouveau Earrings
Agate, Chrysophrase, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Art Nouveau Earrings
Sterling Silver
1980s American Art Nouveau Vintage Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Ster...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Turquoise, Chalcedony, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, 9k G...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crysta...
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Earrings
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Tourmaline, Emerald, Tsavorite, Garnet, Rubelite, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue S...
2010s Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Earrings
Onyx, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Afghan Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Jasper, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Jade, Ruby, Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Turquoise, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Tanzanite, Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Pearl, Cultur...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Nouveau Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, 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.