Earrings
Late 18th Century Portuguese Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
1820s European George IV Antique Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1820s English George III Antique Earrings
Cut Steel
1650s Georgian Antique Earrings
Crystal, Gold, Silver
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Earrings
Amethyst, Pinchbeck
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century European Georgian Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Earrings
Other, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Portuguese Georgian Antique Earrings
Amethyst, Chrysoberyl, Silver
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Earrings
Cut Steel
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 9k Gold
1820s German Georgian Antique Earrings
Gold, Berlin Iron
1820s French George III Antique Earrings
18k Gold
1870s Swedish Empire Antique Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1830s Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 17th Century Italian Georgian Antique Earrings
Gold, 10k Gold
1830s European Georgian Antique Earrings
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold
1820s German Georgian Antique Earrings
Berlin Iron
1810s Unknown Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1820s French Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Coral
1960s German Georgian Vintage Earrings
Silver Plate
1980s German Georgian Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
1780s Spanish Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
1810s English Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, Silver
1820s Belgian Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
18k Gold
19th Century English Georgian Antique Earrings
Early 20th Century British Georgian Earrings
9k Gold, Silver, Gold
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
1820s English Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold, 15k Gold
1810s European Empire Antique Earrings
Carnelian, Oriental Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 17th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1980s American George III Vintage Earrings
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1820s English Georgian Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1790s European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, Silver
1810s European Georgian Antique Earrings
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
1810s English George III Antique Earrings
Garnet, 15k Gold
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s British Georgian Antique Earrings
Coral, 18k Gold
1810s Spanish Georgian Antique Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold
19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Pinchbeck
1830s English Georgian Antique Earrings
Gold, 15k Gold
1830s Georgian Antique Earrings
Garnet
19th Century European Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1980s French Georgian Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Earrings
Diamond, White 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.