Waterfall Earring
Vintage 1950s American Chandelier Earrings
Early 2000s Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Chandelier Earrings
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century British Artist Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 2000s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Platinum
2010s Unknown Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Unknown Art Deco Drop Earrings
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Mid-20th Century Swiss Retro Dangle Earrings
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green ...
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Dangle Earrings
Base Metal
Vintage 1960s American Artist Dangle Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s American Artist Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Japanese Art Nouveau Dangle Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Ruby, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1950s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s Unknown Chandelier Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary French Clip-on Earrings
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings
Peridot, Quartz, Pink Sapphire, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s French Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s American Modern Choker Necklaces
2010s Brazilian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Artist Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1980s Retro Drop Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Kunzite, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Hong Kong Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
14k Gold, Gold
Vintage 1980s American Artist Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1950s American Drop Earrings
Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Brazilian Modern Drop Earrings
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Drop Earrings
Diamond
American Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
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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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