Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Early 20th Century Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet
1910s Czech Romantic Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
Late 19th Century Czech Romantic Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pinchbeck
Late 19th Century Czech Romantic Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pinchbeck
19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Mid-19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet
19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
19th Century Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold
1890s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Gold-filled, Silver
1880s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet
1870s Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Silver
19th Century Czech Late Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
Early 19th Century Czech Georgian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
19th Century Czech Belle Époque Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
19th Century Czech Belle Époque Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
1860s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Brass
1890s Czech Edwardian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet
1890s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet
1920s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
1890s Czech Late Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, Silver
19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Late 19th Century Czech Late Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 10k Gold
1890s Czech Late Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
Early 1900s Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gilt Metal
1890s Czech Victorian Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Sterling Silver
1910s Czech Antique Czech Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
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The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
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