Earrings
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Early Victorian Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
1880s Dutch High Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
14k Gold, Gold
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Earrings
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Earrings
Topaz, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Emerald, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Opal, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Topaz, Rainbow Moonstone, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Ruby, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Victorian Earrings
Peridot, Topaz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Gar...
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Victorian Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Garnet, Sterling Silver, Gold-filled, Silver
2010s American Byzantine Earrings
Peridot, White Diamond, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gol...
1870s British Victorian Antique Earrings
Agate, 14k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Victorian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yell...
Early 20th Century British Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
1880s English Victorian Antique Earrings
Silver
1880s American Victorian Antique Earrings
Sterling Silver
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s Victorian Earrings
Citrine, Topaz, Sterling Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Citrine, Topaz, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Victorian Earrings
Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Tourmaline, Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s English Victorian Antique Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, 9k Gold
2010s Italian Victorian Earrings
Onyx, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1880s European Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Topaz, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Silver
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s French Byzantine Earrings
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Tanzanite, 14k 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.