Earrings
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Larimar, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Artisan Earrings
Agate, 22k Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Artisan Earrings
Peridot, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Morganite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Contemporary Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Earrings
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Earrings
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Artisan Earrings
Ruby, Aventurine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Earrings
2010s American Earrings
18k Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Hong Kong Earrings
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Kyanite, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Crystal, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Quartz, Agate, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century English Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Contemporary Earrings
Early 2000s Italian Modern Earrings
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Earrings
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s American Romantic Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Sterling Silver
1890s Ukrainian Russian Empire Antique Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century British Retro Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Enamel
1990s American Artisan Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, 18k 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.
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