Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl
1980s European Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
White Diamond, Pearl, Pink Sapphire, Gold
2010s Modern Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1990s European Earrings
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century European Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Earrings
Opal, Pearl, Tourmaline, Fire Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Medieval Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Artisan Earrings
Moonstone, Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century European Modern Earrings
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire
2010s Central American Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Earrings
Garnet, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Citrine, Pearl, Green Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Brown Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
1960s French Modern Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artist Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Earrings
Emerald, Malachite, Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1950s American Retro Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Artisan Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Earrings
Jade, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1950s Unknown Vintage Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Earrings
Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Earrings
South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Earrings
Brown Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s British Artisan Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Aquamarine, South Sea Pearl, Platinum
2010s American Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Cypriot Contemporary Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century French Modernist Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Antique Earrings
Pearl, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Earrings
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, Enamel, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Earrings
Black Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Artisan Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Diamond, Pearl, 9k Gold, Platinum, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, Silver
Shop Now: Antique and Vintage Earrings for Sale on 1stDibs
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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