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Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco, Retro and mid-century earrings, filtered on the era recorded for the pair.
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Vintage & Antique Earrings
Antique and vintage earrings date themselves through their fittings. Shepherd hooks and kidney wires belong to the nineteenth century, screw backs to the decades before piercing became common again, clips to the 1930s onward, and modern posts to the years after that. We record the fitting exactly as we find it, and we say clearly when a fitting was replaced or converted, because that is one of the few things about an antique earring that can quietly be changed.
249 pieces
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Glass Stone
14K · Ruby
$200
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Garnet
14K · Garnet
$400
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings
14K
$350
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Fancy Hoop Earrings
14K
$300
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 12K Gold Smooth Hoop Earrings
$600$916
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Garnet
Garnet
$400$610
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Opal
14K · Opal
$350
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 18K Gold Clip Earrings with Amethyst
18K
$1,150
One of a kindView this pieceVintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Cameo
$250$382
Looking for something you saw earlier? Browse our archive of recently sold vintage jewelry to see the kind of pieces that pass through our hands.
The category covers Victorian gold drops and creoles, Art Nouveau enamel, Edwardian platinum and diamond dormeuses, Art Deco geometric drops in onyx and calibre-cut sapphire, Retro and mid-century clips in heavy gold, and estate studs and hoops in 14K and 18K with modern brilliants. Pairs are exactly that: two pieces that have stayed together, which is rarer than it sounds.
Each pair is weighed, tested and checked by our jewelry team. Our gemologist assesses both stones, including how well they match each other in size, color and cut. a detail that matters more in earrings than anywhere else. Posts and butterflies are renewed where safety requires it. Everything ships free and fully insured to the US with import duties included.
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Explore newly made Atelier jewelry
Atelier is our own line of newly made jewelry in vintage style, made for us by a specialized workshop in Thailand. It is new, not antique.
Explore AtelierShop by metal, stone & fitting
Yellow, white and rose gold, platinum and silver, with diamond, pearl, sapphire, emerald, ruby, coral and enamel. Filter by studs, drops, hoops and clips, and check the fitting type on each product page before you buy.
What makes antique earrings special
Matched hand-cut stones, backs that were made rather than stamped, and drops articulated so they swing. Because earrings are so easily separated, a surviving original pair with its own fittings is genuinely uncommon.
Converting clips and screw backs
Our jewelry team can convert many screw backs and clips to posts for pierced ears, and can usually reverse it later. Where a conversion would damage the piece or remove a hallmark, we do not do it and the product page says why.
Buying from the Netherlands — duties included
Free insured shipping to the US with import duties already in the price, 30 days to return with free insured return shipping, and a private video viewing to see how the pair hangs before you decide.
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Earrings at Vintage Jewelry
Vintage and estate earrings, with fittings checked and, where needed, safely converted for pierced ears.
About vintage earrings
Earrings show their age in the fittings: shepherd hooks, screw backs, clips and early posts all belong to particular decades. We record the fitting as it is, and we say when it was replaced.
How we authenticate vintage earrings
Small pieces are often marked only on the post or the clip. Our jewelry team reads what is there and tests the metal where nothing is. Stones are checked by our gemologist, a GIA Graduate Gemologist (GG), including matching between the pair.
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