Vintage Door Knocker Earrings
1990s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Stud Earrings
20th Century Dangle Earrings
20th Century Dangle Earrings
20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Hoop Earrings
Late 20th Century Modernist Drop Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Dangle Earrings
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s Italian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Italian Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s European Drop Earrings
Vintage 1980s Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023The term door-knocker earrings refers to large hoop earrings. This name comes from the fact that the shape of the hoop is similar to that of the knocker on a door. Door-knocker earrings may be round, square or triangular in shape, and jewelry designers create them out of a variety of materials, including sterling silver, gold and platinum. Shop a large collection of hoop earrings on 1stDibs.
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