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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.

39 pieces

Vintage 18K White Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 18K White Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire and Diamond

18K · Sapphire

$2,150

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Red CoralOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Red Coral

14K

$1,650

Vintage 14K White Gold Drop Earrings with Opal and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K White Gold Drop Earrings with Opal and Diamond

14K · Opal

$2,250

Vintage 18K Gold Fancy Hoop EarringsOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 18K Gold Fancy Hoop Earrings

18K

$2,300

Vintage 14K Gold Heart Stud Earrings with Sapphire and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Heart Stud Earrings with Sapphire and Diamond

14K · Sapphire

$2,400

Vintage 14K Gold Hoop Earrings with SapphireOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Hoop Earrings with Sapphire

14K · Sapphire

$1,750$2,233

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Red CoralOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Red Coral

14K

$1,950

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Diamond

14K · Diamond

$1,500$1,875

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with OpalOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Opal

14K · Opal

$1,550

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with SpinelOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Spinel

14K

$1,650

Vintage 14K Gold Clip Earrings with PearlOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Clip Earrings with Pearl

14K · Pearl

$1,800

Vintage 14K Rose Gold Drop Earrings with DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Rose Gold Drop Earrings with Diamond

14K · Diamond

$2,350$3,259

Vintage 14K Gold Hoop Earrings with PearlOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Hoop Earrings with Pearl

14K · Pearl

$1,550

Vintage 14K White Gold Cluster Clip Earrings with Diamond and OpalOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K White Gold Cluster Clip Earrings with Diamond and Opal

14K · Diamond

$2,450$5,255

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with OnyxOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Onyx

14K

$1,950

Vintage 18K Gold Stud Earrings with SapphireOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 18K Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire

18K · Sapphire

$1,650

Vintage 18K Gold Clip Earrings with Rose Cut Diamond and EmeraldOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 18K Gold Clip Earrings with Rose Cut Diamond and Emerald

18K · Diamond

$3,000

Vintage 18K Gold Stud Earrings with PearlOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 18K Gold Stud Earrings with Pearl

18K · Pearl

$1,950

Vintage 14K Gold Clip Earrings with TurquoiseOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Clip Earrings with Turquoise

14K

$1,750

Vintage 18K Gold Drop Earrings with AmethystOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 18K Gold Drop Earrings with Amethyst

18K

$2,400

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire, Emerald and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond

14K · Diamond

$1,800

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with JadeOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Jade

14K

$1,900$2,375

Vintage 18K Gold Heart Drop EarringsOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 18K Gold Heart Drop Earrings

18K

$2,550

Vintage 18K Gold Drop Earrings with CitrineOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 18K Gold Drop Earrings with Citrine

18K · Citrine

$2,250

Vintage 14K White Gold Stud Earrings with DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K White Gold Stud Earrings with Diamond

14K · Diamond

$2,600

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with PeridotOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Peridot

14K

$2,700

Vintage 14K White Gold Stud Earrings with Prasiolite and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 14K White Gold Stud Earrings with Prasiolite and Diamond

14K · Diamond

$1,600

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Diamond

14K · Diamond

$2,250

Vintage 18K Gold Stud Earrings with EnamelOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 18K Gold Stud Earrings with Enamel

18K

$1,850

Vintage 14K White Gold Smooth Hoop EarringsOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K White Gold Smooth Hoop Earrings

14K

$2,800

Vintage 14K Rose Gold Stud Earrings with Cubic ZirconiaOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Rose Gold Stud Earrings with Cubic Zirconia

14K

$2,000

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Lapis LazuliOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Lapis Lazuli

14K

$2,200

Vintage 14K White Gold Stud Earrings with Emerald and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 14K White Gold Stud Earrings with Emerald and Diamond

14K · Emerald

$2,400

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire and DiamondOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 14K Gold Stud Earrings with Sapphire and Diamond

14K · Sapphire

$1,600

Vintage 18K White Gold Cluster Stud Earrings with Diamond and SapphireOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage White Gold Cluster Stud Earrings with Diamond and Sapphire

Diamond

$1,700

Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with GarnetOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Gold Drop Earrings with Garnet

14K · Garnet

$1,500

Vintage 18K White Gold Stud Earrings with Diamond HeartOne of a kindView this piece
Authentic vintage

Vintage 18K White Gold Stud Earrings with Diamond Heart

Diamond

$2,950$4,542

Vintage Sterling Silver Stud Earrings with Rose Cut Diamond and PearlOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage Sterling Silver Stud Earrings with Rose Cut Diamond and Pearl

Diamond

$1,900

Vintage 14K Two Tone Gold Stud EarringsOne of a kindView this piece
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Vintage 14K Two Tone Gold Stud Earrings

14K

$1,950

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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Shop by era

Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco, Retro and mid-century earrings, filtered on the era recorded for the pair.

Shop 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.

Frequently asked questions

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About this category

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.