Garnet Picture Frame

You are likely to find exactly the garnet picture frame 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, 14k gold and 18k gold. You can easily find a 5 antique edition and 5 modern creations to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect garnet picture frame among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. For this particular piece, are consistently popular carat weights. Creating a garnet picture frame has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Michael Engelhardt and Victor Mayer are consistently popular. While most can agree that any garnet picture frame from our collection can easily elevate most outfits, but the choice of a garnet version from the 5 available is guaranteed to add a special touch to your ensemble. A cabochon version of this piece has appeal, but there are also oval cut and round cut versions for sale. Finding a garnet picture frame for sale for women should be easy, but there are 3 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as men, too.

Prices for a garnet picture frame can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $950 and can go as high as $60,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $5,375.

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.

Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today on 1stDibs.