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
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
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
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Located in London, GB
This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as art. The coral has been mounted on ...
Coral
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
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
$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
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
$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
$261,985
H 18.9 in Dm 19.69 in
Exceptional 50's Line Vautrin 'Soleil À Pointes N.3' Mirror in Blue Talosel
By Line Vautrin
Located in Paris, FR
Line Vautrin 'Soleil à Pointes N.3' mirror 1955 Talosel and mirror.
Mirror, Resin, Talosel
$10,500
H 3.39 in W 3.15 in D 0.12 in
Red, Pink, & Green Watermelon Tourmaline Slice— Anjanabonoina, Madagascar
Located in Edison, NJ
Tourmaline is celebrated not only for its vitreous beauty, but also for its unparalleled spectrum of colors and color combinations, earning its place among the most vibrant gemstones...
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline
Scolecite on Stilbite Sculpture, Rock Crystal, Museum Quality, India
Located in New York, NY
This true museum quality specimen from Pune, India features multiple impressive, fully intact, prismatic sprays of scolecite - many near 360 degrees - on waxy, pale stilbite with hin...
Rock Crystal
51" Large Genuine Citrine Crystal Clustered Geode from Brazil
Located in New York, NY
This Authentic Amethyst Cluster Geode from Brazil is a premium natural formation of gem amethyst adorned by small, smooth calcite crystals. The semi-geode cathedral decor showcases g...
Amethyst
Giant Selenite Crystal Cluster, China
Located in London, GB
Giant Gypsum Crystal Cluster, China. The geologic mechanism that creates Lead and Silver provide the raw materials for crystals to form when oceans, rich in Calcium and Sulphate, go...
Other
$15,000
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
$43,745
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
$88,858
H 24.41 in W 31.89 in D 18.9 in
Large Quartz Crystal, Pyrite and Vermeil Model of an Eagle Attributed to Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
Large quartz crystal, pyrite and vermeil model of an eagle attributed to Asprey Swiss, c. 1975 Height 62cm, width 81cm, depth 48cm Attributed to the celebrated and well-known Asprey...
Quartz, Pyrite, Silver
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
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Located in London, GB
Giant Mounted Gypsum Minerals Cluster from China
Other
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.