Ladybug Earring
Early 2000s French Clip-on Earrings
Enamel
2010s Japanese Contemporary Stud Earrings
Black Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Colombian Modern Dangle Earrings
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Artisan Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Drop Earrings
1990s French More Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s French Stud Earrings
Vintage 1980s Stud Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Stud Earrings
Agate, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
Enamel, 18k Gold
Antique 19th Century More Earrings
1990s American More Jewelry
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brooches
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
White Diamond, Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Stud Earrings
Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Black Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Pink Sapphire, Gold, Yellow G...
1990s Lever-Back Earrings
Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French More Earrings
18k Gold
1990s French Drop Earrings
Vintage 1940s American Clip-on Earrings
14k Gold
20th Century French More Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Coral, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Link Bracelets
Iolite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Choker Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cufflinks
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Dangle Earrings
Gilt Metal
Early 2000s Italian Top Handle Bags
Late 20th Century French Modern Engagement Rings
Ruby, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Band Rings
Tsavorite, Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Indian Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Crystal, Vermeil
Vintage 1970s French More Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaded Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Link Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Finding the Right Earrings for You
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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