Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Greek Revival Vintage Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Romantic Vintage Earrings
Crystal, Gold Plate
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary British Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
21st Century and Contemporary British Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
Early 2000s French Romantic Earrings
1930s European Greek Revival Vintage Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Greek Greek Revival Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Russian Romantic Vintage Earrings
Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
1990s French Romantic Earrings
2010s English Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Earrings
1990s French Romantic Earrings
Crystal, Gold Plate
20th Century Unknown Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Danish Romantic Earrings
Sapphire, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gol...
2010s Italian Greek Revival Earrings
14k Gold
2010s Italian Greek Revival Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Greek Revival Earrings
Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Greek Revival Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Italian Greek Revival Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Greek Revival Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
1990s French Romantic Earrings
Early 2000s French Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Romantic Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Citrine, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Tourmaline, Tsavorite, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Dia...
2010s Turkish Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Rose Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Peridot, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Romantic Earrings
Early 2000s French Romantic Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Romantic Earrings
24k Gold
2010s American Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
2010s American Romantic Earrings
24k Gold
2010s American Romantic Earrings
24k Gold
2010s American Romantic Earrings
24k Gold
2010s American Romantic Earrings
24k 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.