Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Garnet, Black Pearl, Zircon, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s French Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Earrings
Garnet, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Garnet, Topaz, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, White Gold
1820s French Antique Earrings
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 9k Gold
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Garnet, Iolite, Perid...
20th Century American Native American Earrings
Coral, Sterling Silver
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold
1960s French Vintage Earrings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond
1990s American Artist Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1970s Unknown Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Earrings
Coral, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Earrings
Garnet, Ruby, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Blue Topaz, White Diamond, Iolite, Garnet, Topaz, Peridot, Diam...
2010s Cypriot Byzantine Earrings
Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Topaz, Peridot, Jade, Garnet, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst,...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Earrings
Coral, Gold
2010s Earrings
Garnet, Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s American Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s French Vintage Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Earrings
Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tanzanite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Amethyst, Aquamari...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Coral, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Titanium
1980s Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Earrings
Coral, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Vintage Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Contemporary Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Topaz, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Earrings
Garnet, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Garnet, Silver, Sterling Silver
1850s Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Gold, Enamel
1990s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Tsavorite, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose 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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