John Hardy Silver Gold Earrings
1990s American Hoop Earrings
22k Gold, Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Silver
Late 20th Century Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Indonesian Clip-on Earrings
Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Gold, Silver
20th Century Contemporary Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Artisan Stud Earrings
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Hoop Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Stud Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond
Early 2000s Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Sterling Silver
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Chandelier Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Drop Earrings
Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian More Earrings
Diamond, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Drop Earrings
2010s Drop Earrings
2010s Hoop Earrings
2010s Stud Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Drop Earrings
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Hoop Earrings
22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
22k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Indonesian Chandelier Earrings
22k Gold, Silver
20th Century Drop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Hoop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Hoop Earrings
22k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown More Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Dangle Earrings
Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Drop Earrings
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Hoop Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Topaz, Yellow Gold
1990s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Quartz, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Indonesian Modern Lever-Back Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s Modernist Link Bracelets
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
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1990s American Drop Earrings
Silver
2010s Thai Artisan Stud Earrings
Chalcedony, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Contemporary Band Rings
Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Hoop Earrings
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Stud Earrings
Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold
1990s American Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Drop Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Hoop Earrings
Silver
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
John Hardy Silver Gold Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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After John Hardy left his home country of Canada to travel the world, he settled down in Bali, Indonesia, and became one of the world’s most-lauded designers of bracelets, necklaces, rings and other jewelry.
Hardy had studied at the Ontario College of Art Design in Toronto before he set out globetrotting. In Indonesia, he became so smitten with the people, culture and landscape that he decided to stay, and in 1975 he started selling artisan jewelry and eventually designing his own pieces through his studies of local silversmithing. From the start, the focus was on time-honored jewelry-making traditions and details of craftsmanship.
In 1983, Hardy met an American named Cynthia Boesk who also had a small jewelry business. After they married, they merged their businesses and officially started John Hardy, making a name for themselves designing elegant and eclectic bracelets that reflected centuries-old Balinese techniques. In 1998, Italian-born French jewelry designer Guy Bedarida became the creative director of the company, staying on for 16 years and leading the brand in innovative new directions. Its Bamboo collection, with designs reminiscent of bamboo stalks, directs its sales toward planting bamboo seedlings in Indonesia, while the Kali collection takes its design cues from the distinctive pebbles found in Bali.
After learning about the harmful effects that silver mining has on the environment, Hardy became extremely committed to sustainable luxury business practices, promising that every piece is conflict-free and ethically produced during each step of the design process.
In 2017, the brand was among the jewelers challenged by Vogue Italia to craft pieces from the tagua nut in lieu of using elephant ivory and has used recycled sterling silver in its designs. Its first diamond-centered collection in 2019 concentrated on ethical sourcing and mines where workers are paid fairly. Although Hardy sold his business in 2007, it continues to operate with his name and adhere to the artisanal practices he promoted, including under jewelry designer Hollie Bonneville Barden, who served as creative director from 2016 to 2020. Along with online and global retail sales, the John Hardy Workshop and flagship Kapal Bamboo Boutique in Bali also offer the brand’s enduring designs from an open-air sustainable bamboo building.
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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.