Scarab Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Agate, Sterling Silver
2010s German Egyptian Revival Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s American Egyptian Revival Link Bracelets
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Artisan Drop Earrings
Agate, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lever-Back Earrings
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Egyptian Revival More Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Dangle Earrings
Malachite, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Beryl, Diamond, Jasper, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Retro Brooches
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1850s British Victorian Dangle Earrings
Coral, Gold, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s English Egyptian Revival Clip-on Earrings
Jade, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Antique 1870s French Victorian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
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Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Drop Earrings
Vintage 1970s American Egyptian Revival Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Dangle Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
2010s Thai Clip-on Earrings
2010s Greek Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Clip-on Earrings
2010s Dangle Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American More Earrings
Aventurine, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Egyptian Revival Drop Earrings
Gold-filled
2010s Indian Egyptian Revival More Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century British Art Deco More Earrings
Carnelian, Diamond, Silver
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Egyptian Revival Lever-Back Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Modern Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterli...
2010s Indian More Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dangle Earrings
Agate, Yellow Diamond, Brown Diamond, Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Drop Earrings
Brown Diamond, Amethyst, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling ...
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Artisan Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold Plate
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Artisan Drop Earrings
Coral, Gold Plate
2010s Dutch Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yell...
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose...
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose...
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Quartz, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose...
2010s Dutch Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Dutch Contemporary More Earrings
Rock Crystal, Pink Sapphire, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary More Earrings
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary More Earrings
Tsavorite, Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, Pink Sapphire, Rock Crystal, Opal, ...
2010s Dutch Contemporary Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold...
Vintage 1980s American Modern Drop Earrings
2010s German Egyptian Revival Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s German Egyptian Revival Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Lever-Back Earrings
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Chandelier Earrings
15k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
22k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century British Modernist Drop Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s American Clip-on Earrings
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1930s Unknown Egyptian Revival Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Antique 1870s Egyptian Revival Drop Earrings
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s British Lever-Back Earrings
Gold Plate
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Neoclassical Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Emerald, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Link Bracelets
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Band Rings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque More Jewelry
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Medieval Solitaire Rings
Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Scarab Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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