Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary European Medieval Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 15k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Romantic Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century British Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s European Romantic Vintage Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Greek Byzantine Vintage Earrings
Lapis Lazuli
1980s French Romantic Vintage Earrings
2010s European Medieval Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s European Medieval Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Iolite, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Amethyst, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Greek Byzantine Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Romantic Vintage Earrings
Crystal, Gold Plate
19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Agate, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Sterling Silver
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
21st Century and Contemporary Byzantine Earrings
18k Gold, Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
Early 2000s French Romantic Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Medieval Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Byzantine Earrings
2010s Indian Romantic Earrings
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Medieval Earrings
Emerald, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Emerald, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Rubelite, Ruby, Sapphi...
1970s Russian Romantic Vintage Earrings
Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Romantic Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Romantic Earrings
Gold-filled
15th Century and Earlier Greek Byzantine Antique Earrings
22k Gold
1980s German Byzantine Vintage Earrings
Gold Plate
1990s French Romantic Earrings
1980s French Byzantine Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal
2010s English Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
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.