Sculptural Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Brass
2010s Modern Clip-on Earrings
Chalcedony, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Moonstone, 18k Gold
20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Drop Earrings
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Drop Earrings
Diamond, Black Pearl, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dangle Earrings
Chalcedony, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century Modern Hoop Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s American Modern Drop Earrings
1990s German Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Drop Earrings
Base Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1970s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1970s German Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Drop Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Modern More Earrings
Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Stud Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Greek Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1970s Drop Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Modernist Dangle Earrings
Yellow Gold, 22k Gold
1990s Turkish Drop Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
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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.
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