Earrings
1980s French Renaissance Vintage Earrings
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
2010s European Renaissance Earrings
Vermeil
1990s American Rococo Earrings
Diamond
Early 20th Century European Rococo Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Pearl, Vermeil
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Pearl, Vermeil
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Pearl, Vermeil
1980s European Rococo Vintage Earrings
Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold...
2010s Colombian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Opal, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Colombian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Zambian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s European Renaissance Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby...
1980s Rococo Vintage Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Early 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1750s Rococo Antique Earrings
Garnet, Vermeil
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
1950s American Rococo Vintage Earrings
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Zircon, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s French Rococo Vintage Earrings
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k...
1990s French Renaissance Earrings
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Opal, Tourmaline, Turquois...
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Sterling Silver, Rhodium
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Zircon, Sterling Silver, Rhodium
1990s French Rococo Earrings
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Renaissance Earrings
Zircon, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Ruby, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
White Diamond, Onyx, South Sea Pearl, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Diamond, 14k...
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby,...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Turquoise, Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Earrings
Green Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Earrings
Onyx, Coral, Emerald, Diamond, Opal, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k...
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.