Demantoid Garnet Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Dangle Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Russian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Ruby, Garnet, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Drop Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Chalcedony, Garnet, Iolite, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Dutch Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 22k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Stud Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire, Purple Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Yellow Diamond, Zircon, Opal, Multi-gemstone, Gold, Yellow Gold,...
Diamond, Garnet, Natural Pearl
2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Russian Dangle Earrings
Garnet
2010s American Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian More Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique 1890s Russian Victorian Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Sapphire
2010s Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Russian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage 1960s Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Garnet, Purple Sapphire, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Sapphire, White Diamond, D...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Padparadscha Sapphire , Purple Sapphire, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Sapphire, ...
2010s Russian Modern Loose Gemstones
Garnet
Vintage 1910s Russian Drop Earrings
Garnet
21st Century and Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Dangle Earrings
Garnet, Topaz, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Drop Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Purple Sapphire, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Sapphire, Garnet, White Diamond, D...
2010s British Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
2010s British Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, White Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Oriental Pearl, South Sea Pearl, T...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, Platinum, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Stud Earrings
Garnet, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold
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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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