You are likely to find exactly the african paraiba tourmaline you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Frequently made of
gold,
18k gold and
yellow gold, this item was constructed with great care. Creating a african paraiba tourmaline has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by
Polya Medvedeva Jewellery,
Colleen B. Rosenblat and
Mark Henry are consistently popular. An
oval cut version of this piece has appeal, but there are also
pear cut and
brilliant cut versions for sale. If you’re browsing our inventory for a african paraiba tourmaline, you’ll find that many are available today for
women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and
men.
Prices for a african paraiba tourmaline can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $70 and can go as high as $545,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $11,253.
Very few gems dazzle quite in the manner that tourmaline does — vintage and antique tourmaline jewelry is a showstopper, and you can blame this on its wide range of spectacular colors. In fact, when Dutch traders brought stones back home from Sri Lanka that they couldn't identify, they called them "toramalli," a Sinhalese term for "mixed gems."
If you could transform the ocean to a gem, this is what it would look like: a clear, translucent azure, bordering on turquoise, hypnotizing in its depth and sparkling in the sun.
There is, in fact, such a stone, although it comes from deep in the copper-rich mountains of Paraíba, Brazil, and not from the oceans along its coast. Far rarer than diamonds, Paraíba tourmaline, a kind of tourmaline discovered only in the 1980s, is treasured as much for its extraordinary color as its scarcity, both of which contribute to its high value.
While diamonds generally sell for about $6,000 per carat, a carat of Paraíba tourmaline is likely to fetch about $16,000. Fans of the gem are said to include singer Taylor Swift and actress Zooey Deschanel, as well as some of the finest jewelers.
“No other stone can have a color as magnetic and captivating as Paraíba tourmaline,” says Vania Leles of VanLeles Diamonds, who combines the stone with diamonds and other gems in several of her designs.
You don't have to stop at Paraíba tourmaline jewelry — on 1stDibs, find the most extraordinary antique and vintage tourmaline rings, tourmaline and diamond earrings and other accessories.