On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of sterling silver with tourmaline jewelry for your needs in our varied inventory. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
Silver,
Sterling Silver and
Gold. Find an antique version now, or shop for 6 vintage or 28 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of sterling silver with tourmaline jewelry from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. As it relates to this specific piece, our collection includes designs that are universally popular, but
2.5 Carat and
3 Carat carat weights, specifically, are sought with frequency. Finding an appealing choice in our collection of sterling silver with tourmaline jewelry — no matter the origin — is easy, but
Gemjunky/M D Designs,
llyn strong and
Marina J. each produced a popular version that is worth a look. Today, if you’re looking for a
bead version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes
round cut and
brilliant cut alternatives. When shopping for an object in our assortment of sterling silver with tourmaline jewelry, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or
men today than there are for
women.
Prices for a piece of sterling silver with tourmaline jewelry can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $219 and can go as high as $30,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $1,348.
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.