Plique A Jour Earrings
1990s Spanish Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modern More Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Enamel
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary English Collectible Jewelry
Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Art Nouveau Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Artisan Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco More Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Spanish Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British More Earrings
Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s British Modern More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Spanish Drop Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Spanish Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century More Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century More Earrings
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Drop Earrings
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
18k 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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