You are likely to find exactly the emerald cut green tourmaline you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
Gold,
18k Gold and
White Gold. In our selection of items, you can find a vintage example as well as a contemporary version. Making the right choice when shopping for an emerald cut green tourmaline may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. For this particular accessory, there are many different carat weights to choose from, but
3 Carat and
3.5 Carat versions are of considerable interest. An emerald cut green tourmaline from
Merkaba,
Georgios Collections Inc and
Goshwara — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. An
emerald cut version of this piece has appeal, but there are also
round cut and
brilliant cut versions for sale. There aren’t many items for
men if you’re seeking an emerald cut green tourmaline, as most of the options available are for
women and unisex.
Prices for an emerald cut green tourmaline can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $311 and can go as high as $42,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $3,565.
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.