Christopher Walling Earrings
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil
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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Other
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Panel, Oil
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Oil
1830s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Wood, Pine
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Late 20th Century North American Drop Earrings
Aventurine, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 2000s American Drop Earrings
Amber, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Dangle Earrings
18k Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amber, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s More Earrings
Pearl, 14k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Clip-on Earrings
Onyx, 18k Gold
1990s American Drop Earrings
Pearl, 18k Gold
1990s American Clip-on Earrings
Pearl
Early 2000s American More Earrings
18k Gold
20th Century American More Earrings
18k Gold
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.