Lever-Back Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Retro Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Multi-gemstone, Rhodolite, Quartz, Peridot, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, ...
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold
2010s Portuguese Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Emerald, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Gold Plate
1980s Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Coral, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Sterling Silver, Rhodium, Silver
20th Century Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Lever-Back Earrings
Opal, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Morganite, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Topaz, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Ruby, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Malachite, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1980s Modern Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
1980s Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
2010s American Artisan Lever-Back Earrings
Rhodocrosite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, White Gold, 18k Gold
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1970s Turkish Retro Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
1980s American Vintage Lever-Back Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century American Antique Lever-Back Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, White Gold
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Turkish Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s American Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White 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.