Large Amethyst Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, Rock Crystal, Topaz, 18k Gold, Whit...
Vintage 1970s More Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Hematite, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Citrine, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Iolite, Kunzite, Onyx, Peridot, Topaz, 18k G...
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Amethyst, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Topaz, Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow...
Antique Early 1900s Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary North American Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Citrine, Malachite, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Jade, Peridot, Rock Crystal, Topaz, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Rock Crystal, Topaz, 18k Gold, White...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Whi...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Amethyst, Chalcedony, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Jade, 18k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Turquoise, Iolite, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Jade, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Iolite, Peridot, Topaz, Turquoise, C...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Topaz, Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Turquoise, White Dia...
20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Quartz, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Chinese Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
2010s Chinese Modern Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Antique 1880s Victorian Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Chinese Modern Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
2010s Chinese Modern Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Turquoise, Silver
2010s Chinese Modern Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Iolite, Multi-gemstone, Peridot, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold-filled
2010s Italian Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s American Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Russian Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern More Earrings
Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s British Retro Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, 18k Gold
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Large Amethyst Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Large Amethyst Earrings?
The Legacy of Amethyst in Jewelry Design
There are few gemstones in the world that are both affordable and worthy of a duchess’s attention. But then not many stones are as beautiful as amethyst. Indeed, vintage and antique amethyst jewelry has innumerable fans, and February’s birthstone has many unique attributes. For the romantics, there are several tales in Greek mythology that tell the story of Bacchus and Amethyste, a maiden that he pursues yet is rescued by Diane by turning her into a white stone. Bacchus, mourning his love, pours a glass of wine over the sculpture, dyeing her purple.
Amethyst has adorned many royal jewels. One of the most enviable jewelry collections of all time belonged to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. In 1947, the Duke gifted her with a Cartier amethyst and turquoise bib necklace. This special order piece was made with twisted 18-carat and 20-carat gold, platinum, brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds, one heart-shaped faceted amethyst, 27 emerald-cut amethysts, one oval faceted amethyst, and turquoise cabochons. The Duchess was not the only Royal with a penchant for the purple gemstone. The tiara now owned by Queen Silvia of Sweden is set with amethysts that once belonged to the French Empress Josephine. A stunning 56-carat cushion-cut, square-shaped amethyst set in an 18-karat yellow gold necklace designed by Tiffany Co. is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
The Smithsonian also has in its possession an even more rare example of fine amethyst: the 96-carat Morris Amethyst Brooch. The brooch features a deep, rich purple heart-shaped amethyst. The museum states that the piece was likely made during the Edwardian period (1901–15) “when platinum and diamonds were often used, and amethyst, a favorite stone of King Edward VII’s wife, Alexandra, was often included in jewelry of the era.”
Another amethyst necklace, with an even richer story, can be found in the Natural History Museum of London. Known as the Delhi Purple Sapphire (even though the stone is an amethyst), this stone was stolen from the Temple of Indra during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Anyone in possession of this stone is bound to have terrible luck, including its owner Edward Heron-Allen, who gifted the gemstone to the museum thinking that this would save him but ended up transferring the bad luck to the museum curators overseeing the stone.
Find a wide range of vintage and antique amethyst necklaces, bracelets and other fine jewelry on 1stDibs.
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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