You are likely to find exactly the bi color tourmaline you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Frequently made of
Gold,
18k Gold and
14k Gold, this item was constructed with great care. In our selection of items, you can find a vintage example as well as a contemporary version. Finding the perfect bi color 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. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic bi color tourmaline over the years, but those made by
Sarosi By Timeless Gems,
Alberto and
IO Collective are often thought to be among the most beautiful. A bi color tourmaline of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring
Tourmaline, from our inventory of 32, is particularly popular. See these pages for an
emerald cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also
mixed cut cut and
round cut cut versions available here, too. When shopping for a bi color tourmaline, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or
men today than there are for
women.
Prices for a bi color tourmaline can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $280 and can go as high as $73,800, while this accessory, on average, fetches $3,995.
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.