On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate mint green tourmaline for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from
Gold,
18k Gold and
White Gold — can elevate any look. Find an antique version now, or shop for 4 vintage or 31 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Finding the perfect mint green tourmaline may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. For this particular accessory, there are many different carat weights to choose from, but
4 Carat and
4.5 Carat versions are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic mint green tourmaline over the years, but those made by
Merkaba,
Tamir and
Laura Munder are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Today, if you’re looking for a
cushion cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes
oval cut and
round cut alternatives. Finding a mint green tourmaline for sale for
women should be easy, but there are 14 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as
men, too.
Prices for a mint green tourmaline can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $475 and can go as high as $49,500, while this accessory, on average, fetches $7,238.
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.