Antique Russian Emerald
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1800s Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Russian Emerald
Bronze
1870s Antique Russian Emerald
14k Gold
1910s Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Mixed Metal
1810s Georgian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s Late Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Antique Russian Emerald
1890s Late Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Russian Emerald
Quartz
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Spinel, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz, Rubelite, Pink Sapphire, Peridot, Natura...
Early 1900s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Metal, Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
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Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Opal, Natural Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Silver
Early 18th Century Austrian Artisan Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Early 20th Century Russian Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Early 20th Century Russian Belle Époque Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
Early 20th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Mid-19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
1920s Russian Art Deco Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Russian Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
1910s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, 14k Gold
1920s Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Brown Diamond, Emerald, Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
1890s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Russian Emerald
Crystal, Bronze
1890s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
1910s Russian Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
Mid-19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
1870s Russian Napoleon III Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Russian Emerald
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald
1880s Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
1880s Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Asian Art Deco Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Platinum
1880s Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Russian Emerald
Alexandrite, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
1920s Art Deco Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
14k Gold
1890s Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald
Early 20th Century Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Diamond
Early 1900s Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Ruby, Silver, Gilt Metal
Early 1900s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Ruby, Silver, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Russian High Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Ruby, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century Russian Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1860s Italian Victorian Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Russian Antique Russian Emerald
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Silver
Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Russian Emerald
Emerald, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
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1990s French Antique Russian Emerald
1990s English Antique Russian Emerald
20th Century Art Deco Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1980s Italian Antique Russian Emerald
1990s French Antique Russian Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Antique Russian Emerald
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
1930s French Antique Russian Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary French Antique Russian Emerald
1990s English Antique Russian Emerald
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20th Century Edwardian Antique Russian Emerald
Peridot, Platinum
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The Legacy of Emerald in Jewelry Design
No one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra). Emeralds were first discovered in Egypt around 330 BC. The stone’s name originated from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” According to the Gemological Institute of America, “Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when 16th-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies for 500 years. The Spaniards, who treasured gold and silver far more than gems, traded emeralds for precious metals. Their trades opened the eyes of European and Asian royalty to emerald’s majesty.”
There are numerous myths attributed to the emerald’s spiritual powers, like placing an emerald under your tongue will allow you to see the future. But be careful not to swallow the birthstone for May, or that future won’t be so bright!
There are many important (read: large) emeralds in museum collections around the world. The Patricia Emerald, named after the miner’s daughter, is a 632-carat dihexagonal (or 12-sided) crystal that was discovered in Colombia in 1920 and now resides at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington has in its possession the Hooker Emerald, a 75.47-carat Colombian stone. That emerald had been acquired in the 16th or 17th century by Spanish conquistadores and shipped to Europe. It later belonged to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909), who wore it on his belt buckle. Purchased at auction by Tiffany & Co. in 1911, the Hooker Emerald was set into a tiara and featured in the New York World’s Fair “House of Jewels” exhibit in 1940. Today, it is part of a brooch, also designed by the jewelry house.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage emerald jewelry and watches that includes emerald rings, emerald necklaces and other accessories.