Waterfall Earring
2010s British Modern Hoop Earrings
Pearl, Vermeil
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
2010s British Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Silver
2010s British Contemporary Hoop Earrings
Freshwater Pearl, Vermeil
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Artisan Loose Gemstones
Spinel
21st Century and Contemporary Antiguan Artisan Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1990s Italian Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Gold
2010s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Cocktail Dresses
Vintage 1970s Brooches
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Chalcedony, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Spinel, Topaz, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Spinel, Topaz, 18k Gold
American Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chandelier Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century French Drop Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Citrine, Peridot, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Choker Necklaces
Gold Plate
2010s Chandelier Earrings
2010s American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Silver
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s American Modern Chandelier Earrings
Vintage 1960s Italian Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
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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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