Aquamarine Briolette Earrings
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Tanzanite, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Artisan Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Morganite, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Citrine, Brown Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Garnet, Tanzanite, Topaz, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Artisan Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Tourmaline, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Portuguese Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Crystal, Diamond, Jade, Rubelite, Ruby, S...
American Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1990s Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s British Retro Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Retro Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Hoop Earrings
Aquamarine, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1990s Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold
2010s American Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Topaz, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, Topaz, Diamond, Blue Topaz, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Topaz, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s British Modern Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
2010s British Modern Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, White Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Artisan Dangle Earrings
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Apatite, 14k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amber, Aquamarine, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, South Sea Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Cardigans
1990s French Day Dresses
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s European Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Diamond
1990s Italian Suits, Outfits and Ensembles
2010s Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns
1990s Italian Corsages
Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
2010s French Top Handle Bags
Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses
2010s American Coats and Outerwear
Aquamarine Briolette Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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The Legacy of Aquamarine in Jewelry Design
Perhaps the one gemstone that best embodies the glimmering blue of the ocean is aquamarine, not just in name but also in color. Aqua marina (Latin for water and sea), March’s birthstone, is often crystal clear and blue. Often affordable in price, vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry belongs in everyone’s jewelry box.
Aquamarine is a precious gemstone from the mineral beryl family. Its cousin is the emerald. Like other beryl varieties, aquamarines are rated 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. This means that they are soft enough for jewelers to cut to their client’s specs but also durable enough for daily wear.
On land or sea, aquamarines feature prominently in many folk tales, including one about mermaids gifting aquamarine to sailors to protect them during sea voyages. Worn around sailors’ necks as an amulet, it kept them from getting seasick and, most importantly, from shipwrecks. Considered a symbol of courage by some, aquamarine amulets were also favored by Egyptian and Hebrew warriors during battle.
Aquamarine has also made appearances on some of the grandest of great dames. The Brazilian government gifted Eleanor Roosevelt with a 1,847-carat aquamarine in 1935 and Queen Elizabeth II received a sizable aquamarine upon her 1953 coronation; this stone is now the focal point of her aquamarine tiara. And renowned Tiffany Co. designer Jean Schlumberger made a diamond Bow setting for a 148.5-carat aquamarine, which was originally exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, now in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry that includes unique aquamarine rings, necklaces and other accessories.
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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