Vintage Gold Rope Earring
1990s Italian Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold
20th Century Hoop Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Stud Earrings
Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Stud Earrings
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Stud Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
20th Century North American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s British Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Baroque Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
1990s Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s German Classical Roman Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Clip-on Earrings
1990s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Retro Beaded Necklaces
20th Century British Art Nouveau Stud Earrings
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Crystal, Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Unknown Retro Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Hoop Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s French More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century German Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Nouveau Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
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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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