Lever-Back Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Late Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Peridot, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterlin...
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Kunzite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Early 2000s English Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Sri Lankan Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Singaporean Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s English Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Artist Lever-Back Earrings
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, Fire Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, White Diamond, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Turquoise, Ruby, Black Diamond, White Diamond, Diamond, Chalcedony, Enam...
Late 20th Century American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1960s French Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century French Retro Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s European Contemporary Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s British Retro Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century French Modern Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Israeli Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Swiss Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
1990s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow 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.