Glass Bead Earrings
20th Century American Modern Hoop Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Clip-on Earrings
2010s French Stud Earrings
Pearl, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Drop Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Chandelier Earrings
2010s Clip-on Earrings
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century French Baroque Clip-on Earrings
Pearl
Vintage 1960s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate, Brass
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Titanium
Late 20th Century More Earrings
Titanium
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Titanium
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Brass
2010s French Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Brass
2010s French Clip-on Earrings
2010s French Aesthetic Movement Clip-on Earrings
2010s French Clip-on Earrings
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s Unknown Retro Choker Necklaces
Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Handbags and Purses
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Retro Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Retro Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold-filled
2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold-filled
2010s German Artist Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Beaded Necklaces
Vintage 1960s American Beaded Necklaces
Vintage 1950s American Beaded Necklaces
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s Beaded Necklaces
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
Early 2000s Danish Modernist Dangle Earrings
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Dangle Earrings
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
2010s American Art Deco Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Vintage 1970s Unknown Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings
Brass
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Retro Drop Earrings
14k Gold, 24k Gold, Gold-filled, Gold Plate
2010s French Stud Earrings
Pearl, Gilt Metal
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The easiest way to tell if a bead is glass or plastic is to feel it. Glass beads will be cooler to the touch, whereas plastic beads will be closer to room temperature and warm up quickly in your hands. Another test you can perform is to listen to the sound. Glass has a distinctive ring since it’s harder whereas plastic is softer and has a duller sound. Shop a range of vintage glass bead pieces on 1stDibs.
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