Purple Fluorapatite with Tourmaline, Golconda pegmatite field, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Purple Fluorapatite with Tourmaline Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil 7.1cm tall X 5.7cm wide This unique apatite and tourmaline are a minimalist ...
Other
Mint Tourmaline, Diamond and 18 Karat Gold Earrings
By Golconda
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mint tourmaline slice earrings, accented with circular-cut diamond trefoil motifs, mounted in 18K gold. Description: Gem Material Details: The mint tourmaline slices are all...
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Unavailable
W 1 in L 1 in
Tourmaline and 18 Karat Gold 'Fleur-de-Lys' Renaissance Revival Ear Pendants
By Golconda
Located in New York, NY
Each ear pendant set with a square rectangular gem quality bluish green tourmaline, within a stylized 'petal' setting typically seen during the Renaissance. The reverse of the ear pe...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
JdJ Couture Aquamarine Bead, White Tourmaline and Diamond Necklace in White Gold
By JdJ Jewels
Located in Toronto, CA
JdJ Couture - One of a kind ( editorial caption for style ) Carved graduated Aquamarine Beads weighing approximately 400ctw double strand necklace with spectacular antique mixed cut...
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
Unavailable
W 0.6 in L 0.71 in
3.04 Carat Brazilian Green Tourmaline Black Enamel Stud Earrings Art Deco, 18Kt
By Andrew Glassford
Located in Dallas, TX
The design evokes both a contemporary and an Art Deco feel; the brilliant green stones capture and reflect light, illuminating the wearer. From the Golconda mines, these amazing tou...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Golconda Tourmaline Beaded Necklace with 18k Gold Accents
By Jennifer Kalled
Located in Wolfeboro, NH
Golconda tourmaline represents a rare glimpse into gemstone history.
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
Green Brazilian Tourmaline and Black Enamel Necklace in 18K Yellow Gold
By Andrew Glassford
Located in Dallas, TX
A vivid Golconda mined Tourmaline from Brazil is electric in this setting.
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1912 Rene Lalique Perfume Bottle Naiades Mermaids Glass Green Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Naiades" (Mermaids) made in frosted glass with green patina by René Lalique in 1912. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Beautiful patina. Superb and very rare mod...
Blown Glass
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau Year: 1900 Country: French Material: Iron It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
Iron
Rene Lalique Glass 'Cigalia' Perfume Bottle
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique clear and frosted glass 'Cigalia' perfume bottle. Details are highlighted with grey/black staining. The pattern features a cicadas on each of the four corners. Book refe...
Glass
$16,895
H 1.25 in W 4.25 in D 0.75 in
René Lalique 1912 Three Piece Clear Glass on Purple Foil Biches Brooch
By René Lalique
Located in Franklin Park, IL
René Lalique 1912 Three Piece Clear Glass on Purple Foil Biches Brooch This brooch measures: 4.25 wide x 0.75 deep x 1.25 inches high Excellent Condition. We take our photos in a ...
Foil
$2,784
H 1.58 in Dm 3.15 in
1911 Rene Lalique Box Quatre Papillons Butterflies Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Quatre Papillons" (Four Butterflies) made in frosted glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1911. Molded "LALIQUE DEPOSE" signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Superb pa...
Blown Glass
Sold|$75,000
H 21.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.75 in
Art Nouveau "Thistle" or "Le Chardon" Table Lamp by Maurice Bouval
By Daum, Maurice Bouval
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite thistle (Le Chardon) lamp by Daum Freres and Maurice Bouval depicts an asymmetrical thistle sprig, with one bud closed and the other in bloom, the flower rendered in a...
Bronze
Carved Geode Hardstone Parrot Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Two stunning stone birds mounted on Quartz specimens. The orange parrot is carved from orange Calcite and trimmed in Lapis. The cockatoo is Quartz. Both birds have tiger eye beaks. T...
Rock Crystal
Gem Apophyllite Mineral From, India
Located in New York, NY
Gem Apophyllite from Pashan Hill Quarry, Poona District, Maharashtra, India. Lustrous transparent bi-colored apophyllite crystals long with translucent pink stilbite crystals in a...
Crystal, Other
$235,000
H 5.01 in W 6.01 in D 2.37 in
Halite on Sylvite, PCA Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, NM, USA
Located in New York, NY
Halite on Sylvite, PCA Mine, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA 15.25 cm wide x 12.7 cm tall A vivid, transparent-to-translucent cobalt-blue halite cube ...
Other
$25,000
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 1.75 in
Emerald Crystal on Yellow Calcite and Biotite Matrix, Afghan Artistry
Located in New York, NY
This luxurious offering serves up vibrant tones of verdant emerald on a canary yellow calcite and shimmering, earthy biotite matrix for a gemmy study in contrast. A unique and arrest...
Crystal
Thomsonite Sculpture from India, Crystal Display Piece, Modern Design
Located in New York, NY
This rare Thomsonite specimen from India presents a striking natural arrangement of spherical orange radial sprays against a contrastingly dark matrix. The acicular crystals radiate ...
Crystal
$44,119
H 8.67 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Large 18K Gold, Silver Gilt, Diamond and Hardstone Bird Model by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
Large 18K gold, silver gilt, diamond and hardstone bird model by Asprey English, c. 1980 Height 22cm, width 17cm, depth 15cm Made in around 1980, by the renowned British firm of Asp...
Stone, Gold, Vermeil
$11,250Sale Price|25% Off
H 5.5 in W 8.75 in D 11.5 in
Vanadinite on matrix From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco Here is an exceptional world class specimen of large hexagonal crystals of bright red Vanadinites on matix. Large well ...
Crystal
Large Quartz Crystal and Vermeil Bird Model by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
Large quartz crystal and vermeil bird model by Asprey Swiss, c. 1975 Height 40cm, width 33cm, depth 40cm This phenomenal piece of sculpture depicts an eagle in motion, taking off fr...
Quartz, Pyrite, Vermeil
$77,000
H 3.27 in W 2.72 in D 1.19 in
Acanthite on Quartz Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Acanthite on Quartz Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico 8.3cm tall x 6.9cm wide Acanthite, from Mexico, has always been on collector’s lists of must-have sp...
Other
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Located in London, GB
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
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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.