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Kingman Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Turquoise Earrings
Navajo Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Turquoise Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo sterling silver and Kingman turquoise earrings. Natural, untreated stones atop a classic twisted rope border with slash marks and hand stamped palmettes.

Category

2010s American Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Navajo Turquoise Earrings
Navajo Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Turquoise Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo sterling silver and Kingman turquoise earrings. Natural, untreated stones atop a classic twisted rope border with slash marks and hand stamped palmettes.

Category

2010s American Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Navajo Single-Stone Dangle Turquoise Earrings
Navajo Single-Stone Dangle Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Single-Stone Dangle Turquoise Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo sterling silver and Kingman turquoise earrings. Natural, untreated stone atop a small shadow box.

Category

2010s Canadian Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

14K Yellow Gold Kingman Turquoise Stud Dangle Earrings 7.39cttw
14K Yellow Gold Kingman Turquoise Stud Dangle Earrings 7.39cttw

14K Yellow Gold Kingman Turquoise Stud Dangle Earrings 7.39cttw

Located in Big Bend, WI

14K yellow gold pair of turquoise stud earrings with dangle drops. This is Kingman turquoise from Arizona, which is the last full-time production mine in the US.

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Navajo Turquoise Earrings
Navajo Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Turquoise Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo sterling silver and Kingman single-stone turquoise dangle earrings made by Navajo silversmith Avin Joe.

Category

2010s American Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Navajo Turquoise Earrings
Navajo Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Turquoise Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo sterling silver and single-stone Kingman turquoise dangle earrings made by Navajo silversmith Avin Joe.

Category

2010s American Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings
Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings

Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo Kingman turquoise and sterling silver drop earrings with post backs.

Category

2010s American Native American Drop Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings
Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings

Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo Kingman turquoise and sterling silver drop earrings with post backs.

Category

2010s American Native American Drop Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings
Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings

Navajo Turquoise and Sterling Silver Drop Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo Kingman turquoise and sterling silver drop earrings.

Category

2010s American Native American Drop Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Turquoise Squash Blossom Kingman Stone Necklace Earring set by Jeffrey James
Turquoise Squash Blossom Kingman Stone Necklace Earring set by Jeffrey James

Turquoise Squash Blossom Kingman Stone Necklace Earring set by Jeffrey James

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The 2 ¼” x 2 ½” turquoise with 55 matched Kingman turquoise stones is on a 22” necklace with 12 squash blossoms.

Category

Late 20th Century Native American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Recent Sales

Kingman Turquoise, Fuchsia Sapphire & Diamond Drop Earrings
Kingman Turquoise, Fuchsia Sapphire & Diamond Drop Earrings

Kingman Turquoise, Fuchsia Sapphire & Diamond Drop Earrings

By Harlin Jones

Located in Sydney, NSW

Glittering round brilliant cut diamond solitaires add a lavishness, giving these spike earrings a contemporary 3-stone appearance. ABOUT KINGMAN TURQUOISE Kingman turquoise is one ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold

Natural Kingman Turquoise Oval Drop Earrings in 18 Karat Gold
Natural Kingman Turquoise Oval Drop Earrings in 18 Karat Gold

Natural Kingman Turquoise Oval Drop Earrings in 18 Karat Gold

By The Golden Eye

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Natural Blue Kingman Turquoise Oval Drop Earrings are bezel set in 18k gold and backed with smoky, glowing mother of pearl.

Category

2010s American Contemporary Drop Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold

Sky Blue Arizona Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Silver Statement Drop Earrings
Sky Blue Arizona Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Silver Statement Drop Earrings

Sky Blue Arizona Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Silver Statement Drop Earrings

By Rocat Designs

Located in Tucson, AZ

Breathtaking top quality very large sky blue Arizona Kingman turquoise slab cuts were set on sterling silver ear wires to make these stunning one of a kind statement earrings.

Category

2010s American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Vintage Lace Round Kingman Turquoise Silver Earring Charms
Vintage Lace Round Kingman Turquoise Silver Earring Charms

Vintage Lace Round Kingman Turquoise Silver Earring Charms

By Nina Wynn

Located in Denver, CO

Some varieties of turquoise, like Kingman Turquoise, display black spiderweb veins (referred to as matrix).

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Contemporary Drop Earrings

14ct Gold Black Webbed Kingman Turquoise & Blood Orange Sapphire Spike Earrings
14ct Gold Black Webbed Kingman Turquoise & Blood Orange Sapphire Spike Earrings

14ct Gold Black Webbed Kingman Turquoise & Blood Orange Sapphire Spike Earrings

By Harlin Jones

Located in Sydney, NSW

Indulge in the wondrous matrix of the Kingman turquoise and the vivaciousness of orange sapphire with these delectable spike stud earrings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold

24K Gold and Oxidized Sterling Silver Kingman Turquoise Diamond Earring Drops
24K Gold and Oxidized Sterling Silver Kingman Turquoise Diamond Earring Drops

24K Gold and Oxidized Sterling Silver Kingman Turquoise Diamond Earring Drops

By Lika Behar

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

24K & Oxidized Silver Rectangular Cushion Cabochon Kingman Turquoise "My World" Earrings With Cognac Diamonds- 18K Posts & Backings ,6.5X20 Mm **Subject to prior sale** 13.30 ctw k...

Category

2010s Turkish Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, 24k Gold, Sterling Silver

10 Karat Yellow Gold and Turquoise Diamond Earring Suneera
10 Karat Yellow Gold and Turquoise Diamond Earring Suneera

10 Karat Yellow Gold and Turquoise Diamond Earring Suneera

Unavailable

H 1.68 in W 0.24 in L 0.71 in

10 Karat Yellow Gold and Turquoise Diamond Earring Suneera

By Suneera Jewelry

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Earring- Matrix Kingman Turquoise with 23.75cts with Yellow Gold 0.40cts Diamond.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold

Joon Han Heart Shape Kingman Turquoise Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drop Earring
Joon Han Heart Shape Kingman Turquoise Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drop Earring

Joon Han Heart Shape Kingman Turquoise Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Drop Earring

By Joon Han

Located in New York, NY

Joon Han heart shaped drop dangle earrings of Kingman turquoise and diamonds, handcrafted in 18 Karat yellow gold.

Category

2010s Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Kingman Turquoise, South Sea Pearl Earrings in 18K/14k Solid Gold, Diamonds.
Kingman Turquoise, South Sea Pearl Earrings in 18K/14k Solid Gold, Diamonds.

Kingman Turquoise, South Sea Pearl Earrings in 18K/14k Solid Gold, Diamonds.

By Renate Exclusive

Located in Naples, NY

White South Sea Cultured Pearl (11mm). with elegant 18K Solid Yellow Gold Bead cup and 14K Solid Yellow gold ear wires. The detail is a 14K Solid Yellow Gold Diamond Circle Ring Char...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings

Materials

Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold

Navajo Kingman Turquoise Earrings
Navajo Kingman Turquoise Earrings

Navajo Kingman Turquoise Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo sterling Kingman turquoise earrings by Frieda Martinez. Kingman turquoise center stone surrounded by a simple rope frame.

Category

20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Kingman Turquoise Earrings in 18K Solid Yellow Gold
Kingman Turquoise Earrings in 18K Solid Yellow Gold

Kingman Turquoise Earrings in 18K Solid Yellow Gold

By Renate Exclusive

Located in Naples, NY

Simple, but beautiful! Natural Kingman Turquoise Total length: 1.2 inches long.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Denim Lapis & Kingman Turquoise Earrings Rocki Gorman design made by Kee C Cook
Denim Lapis & Kingman Turquoise Earrings Rocki Gorman design made by Kee C Cook

Denim Lapis & Kingman Turquoise Earrings Rocki Gorman design made by Kee C Cook

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The round cluster earrings feature blue gemstone (Denim Lapis & Kingman Turquoise) cabochons.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Native American Stud Earrings

Materials

Sterling Silver

Navajo Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Earrings
Navajo Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Earrings

Navajo Kingman Turquoise and Sterling Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Navajo Kingman turquoise earrings. Post backs with two stones set in shadowbox design with twisted rope border.

Category

Late 20th Century American Native American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Kingman Turquoise Melon Bead Earrings
Kingman Turquoise Melon Bead Earrings

Kingman Turquoise Melon Bead Earrings

By Renate Exclusive

Located in Naples, NY

These precious earrings were created from Kingman Turquoise and look at the fun part because they look like melon!

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, 18k Gold

Kingman Cabochon Turquoise Diamond and Sapphire Platinum Statement Drop Earrings
Kingman Cabochon Turquoise Diamond and Sapphire Platinum Statement Drop Earrings

Kingman Cabochon Turquoise Diamond and Sapphire Platinum Statement Drop Earrings

Located in Montreal, QC

Stylish and Finely detailed Vintage Oscar Worthy Kingman Cabochon Turquoise, OEC Diamond and French Cut Sapphire Platinum Drop Earrings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Platinum

Kingman Turquoise and White Diamond Earrings in 14K Solid Yellow Gold
Kingman Turquoise and White Diamond Earrings in 14K Solid Yellow Gold

Kingman Turquoise and White Diamond Earrings in 14K Solid Yellow Gold

By Renate Exclusive

Located in Naples, NY

These precious earrings were created from Kingman Turquoise and look at the fun part because they look like melon!

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Dangle Earrings

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold

Tourmaline, Turquoise and Opal Sterling Silver Asymmetrical Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, Turquoise and Opal Sterling Silver Asymmetrical Dangle Earrings

Tourmaline, Turquoise and Opal Sterling Silver Asymmetrical Dangle Earrings

By Vicki Orr Designs

Located in Naples, FL

Four tier sterling silver asymmetrical dangle earrings featuring Kingman Turquoise, Green Quartz, Mexican Fire Opal, rose-cut Pink Tourmaline, Russian Watermelon Tourmaline slice, Ca...

Category

2010s American Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

Kunzite, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Quartz, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Turquoise ...

18K Kingman Turquoise and Black Diamond Drop Earrings
18K Kingman Turquoise and Black Diamond Drop Earrings

18K Kingman Turquoise and Black Diamond Drop Earrings

By Cresta Bledsoe Fine Jewelry

Located in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Black Diamond drop earrings with Kingman Turquoise in opposing shapes designed by Cresta Bledsoe.

Category

2010s Drop Earrings

Materials

Black Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold

Joon Han Kingman Turquoise Golden Citrine Diamond 18K Gold Drop Dangle Earrings
Joon Han Kingman Turquoise Golden Citrine Diamond 18K Gold Drop Dangle Earrings

Joon Han Kingman Turquoise Golden Citrine Diamond 18K Gold Drop Dangle Earrings

By Joon Han

Located in New York, NY

These Joon Han one-of-a-kind fancy shape Kingman turquoise, golden citrine, and diamond drop dangle earrings are the perfect accent for those bright spring and summer days.

Category

2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings

Materials

Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Ye...

Navajo Sterling Silver .925 Kingman Turquoise 1" x 2" Triangular Earrings
Navajo Sterling Silver .925 Kingman Turquoise 1" x 2" Triangular Earrings

Navajo Sterling Silver .925 Kingman Turquoise 1" x 2" Triangular Earrings

By Navajo

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Navajo Sterling Silver .925 Kingman Turquoise 1" x 2" Triangular French Hook Earrings TURQUOISE , a blend of the color blue and the color green, has some of the same cool and calmin...

Category

Early 2000s American Artisan Dangle Earrings

Materials

Turquoise, Sterling Silver

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Kingman Turquoise Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of kingman turquoise earrings for sale on 1stDibs. All of the items for sale were constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, 18k Gold and Silver. Our selection of items includes 2 vintage examples as well as 12 contemporary versions. Our collection, which features older pieces for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century, has proven very popular over the years. The designs in our inventory of kingman turquoise earrings bearing Artisan or Contemporary hallmarks are very popular. Versions of these items have been a part of the life’s work for many jewelers, but those produced by Renate Exclusive, Joon Han and Navajo are consistently popular. A selection of bead, mixed cut and old mine cut can be found today on these pages. There aren’t many items for men in our collection of kingman turquoise earrings, as most of the options available are for women.

How Much are Kingman Turquoise Earrings?

Prices for kingman turquoise earrings start at $345 and top out at $6,270 with these earrings, on average, selling for $623.

The Legacy of Turquoise in Jewelry Design

The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?

It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.

Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.

In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.

Find antique and vintage turquoise rings, necklaces, bracelets and other accessories on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Earrings for You

In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.

Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.

Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.

While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.