Lever-Back Earrings
2010s Thai Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
1970s Hong Kong Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Contemporary Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Quartz, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Belle Époque Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Rose Gold, 18...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Silver...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s European Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Lever-Back Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Si...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s German Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Peridot, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterlin...
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Turquoise
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Mixed Metal, 24k Gold, White Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, Tourmaline, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, ...
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
1990s Spanish Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
20th Century American Native American Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, Ruby, Star Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s American Contemporary Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Turkish Victorian Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Diamond, Pearl and Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Ear piercing is very popular everywhere in today’s world. As a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a dependable pair of earrings. Modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings — you can’t go wrong with this must-have accessory. For hundreds of years, lever-back earrings have been a part of this category of alluring jewelry.
The ancient Greeks fashioned earrings from gold that had a similar snapping mechanism to modern-day lever-back earrings. Lever-back earrings, as we know them, have come in and out of fashion over the decades, such as in the Georgian era. The lever back used on earrings in Europe eventually made its way across the Atlantic to jewelry design in the United States.
These accessories are typically thought of as the most reliable and safest way to wear earrings, so they are perfect for larger pieces with multiple stones. Famous jewelers such as Natkina and Tiffany & Co. have crafted gorgeous lever-back earrings for their collections over the years.
Vintage lever-back earrings range in style and appearance and are a charming addition to any wardrobe. Who doesn’t love the finishing touch that earrings can provide for one’s ensemble? A good pair of lever-back earrings can be more eye-catching than a bracelet: Even the most beautiful bangle can be overlooked on the wrist, while earrings, worn on either side of your face, are almost guaranteed to be noticed.
Find a variety of contemporary and antique lever-back earrings designed in styles to match any jewelry collection on 1stDibs.