Earrings
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Earrings
Moonstone, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Asian Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Medieval Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Early Victorian Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterl...
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Opal, Sapphire, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Silver
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Peridot, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Silver
1890s Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold
2010s Cypriot Byzantine Earrings
Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
20th Century Victorian Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
1950s Unknown Victorian Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s German Medieval Earrings
Amethyst, Beryl, 18k Gold, White Gold
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, Gold
2010s Indian Victorian Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
1850s Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
Coral, 14k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Earrings
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Unknown Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s French Byzantine Earrings
1880s English Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s Turkish Late Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Early 1900s Turkish Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1880s Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Australian Victorian Vintage Earrings
Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Victorian Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Turkish Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Turkish Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Earrings
Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Turkish Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
1880s Turkish Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold
1960s French Victorian Vintage Earrings
Copper
Late 19th Century Vatican Victorian Antique Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1870s English Victorian Antique Earrings
15k Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
1880s French Early Victorian Antique Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Earrings
Agate, 9k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Earrings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond...
20th Century Victorian Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow 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.