Turquoise Jewelry
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, 18k Gold
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Titanium
20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
2010s Dutch Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Ster...
2010s Dutch Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Peridot, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century European Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Ster...
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Apatite, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Egyptian Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Swiss Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Dutch Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
20th Century Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Aquamarine
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1960s English Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century French Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage and Antique Turquoise Jewelry
The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?
It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.
Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.
In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.
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