Bridal Tiara, Rare Vintage Native American Handcrafted in Sterling
Located in Northampton, MA
This piece represents a rare opportunity to acquire a handmade Native American silver tiara with original turquoise, coral, and chatoyant stone—an evocative, wearable work of art mad...
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Anna Sheffield 14 Karat Gold Turquoise Cosmic Tiara Curve Wedding Band
By Anna Sheffield
Located in New York, NY
New to our signature Tiara collection, the celestially inspired Cosmic Tiara Band’s subtle curve is composed of seven supersized, round turquoise gemstones—a delightful dose of spark...
Turquoise, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Neo-Classical Tiara with Persian Turquoise
Located in Gresham, OR
A gorgeous turn-of-the-century tiara in with scrolled leaf details and a carved cameo in Persian turquoise.
Turquoise
Antique 19th Century Turquoise Diamond Sunburst Tiara
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1880 This elegant Victorian era sunburst tiara is finely crafted in gold and silver. The tiara is embellished with vivid blue turquoise cabochons and bright white old mine cut...
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
Vintage Crown Earrings Turquoise Diamond 14 Karat Gold Tiara Estate Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
Elegant pair of vintage turquoise & diamond crown earrings, crafted in 14k white gold. Cabochon cut turquoise measures 7.5mm x 6mm (each), accented with an estimated 0.10 carats of...
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
$5,362
Hermès bag 'Pallonnier'
By Hermès
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
HERMÈS - (Made in France) Black porosus-crocodile leather 'Pallonnier' bag. Piece from the 1960s-1970s. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 14 cm - Width: 26 cm - De...
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace
Located in London, GB
A Victorian gold and turquoise serpent necklace, the flexible tapering yellow gold body formed of three rows of scale-like collets each set with a round cabochon-cut turquoise, the h...
Turquoise, Gold
Vintage 1930's Chartreuse Lamé Green Evening Gown US 2 UK 6
Located in Nashville, TN
This mesmerising 1930's chartreuse green and brown botanical print dress with gold lamé thread accents, is a rare piece to behold Her rounded neckline is framed by a soft turned dow...
$5,595Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.06 in W 3.35 in L 11.03 in
Exceptional Hermès Vintage Glika Bag Rouge H Box Leather Golden Hdw 28 cm
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Beautiful and Rare Authentic Hermès Bag "GLIKA" Made in France Vintage item Outside made of Box Smooth Leather, Inside lined with finely grained leather Colorway: Rouge H (Hermè...
Victorian Pave Turquoise and Pearl Sparrow Necklace
Located in Riverdale, NY
Spectacular Victorian Pave Turquoise and Pearl Sparrow Necklace from the mid 19th Century. Extremely high quality manufacture with fitted box as well as a hair comb fitting to conver...
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 10k Gold
$32,641Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in W 3.08 in L 9.26 in
Exceptional Hermès Passe Guide Bag Shiny Ebene Porosus Crocodile Ghw RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
There's the Kelly, the Birkin, the Constance, and the PASSE-GUIDE Bag ...! To me, the most beautiful Purse Ever! Here is a rare opportunity to get an exceptional Authentic Hermès P...
Chaumet snake sapphire hairpin in 18k gold and horn, unsigned, animal jewelry
By Chaumet
Located in PARIS, FR
Chaumet snake sapphire hairpin in 18 karats gold. This Chaumet hairpin features a serpent motif coiling around the top. The serpent is crafted in gold, its head adorned with two rose...
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
$2,500
Size: One Size Fits All
Marguerite Stix Shell Minaudiere with a Pearl and Cabochon Ruby Clasp circa 1965
By Marguerite Stix
Located in New Hope, PA
This rare shell minaudiere from Marguerite Stix has a ruby cabochon and large blister pearl for the clasp and a gold washed frame. It is signed Stix on both sides of the clasp and th...
Coppola e Toppo Ruby Crystal Beaded Clutch
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Rare Coppola e Toppo Ruby Crystal Beaded Clutch from the 1950's. Highly unusual, completely hand made and beaded with ruby plastic beads on body and glass one on clasp. Unsigned. It...
Lacloche Frères Gold and Diamond Pig Purse
By Lacloche Freres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Created by the renowned Parisian jewelers Lacloche Frères in collaboration with goldsmith Julien Duval, this delightful Belle Époque coin purse exemplifies the house’s exceptional ar...
18k Gold
Victorian Siberian Amethyst Etruscan Revival Necklace Antique 14 Karat Gold
Located in New York, NY
INDULGE IN A STUNNING ANTIQUE SIBERIAN AMETHYST VICTORIAN ETRUSCAN REVIVAL 14 KARAT GOLD PENDANT NECKLACE WITH THREE PEAR SHAPE SIBERIAN AMETHYST DROPS, A PEARL AND EXQUISITE BEADED ...
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1786 -1567 BC Hyksos Scarabs Egyptian Revival Necklace 18K Gold /37.5cm/51gr
Located in SE
This a unique opportunity to buy an extremely rare and strikingly unusual antique necklace, a fine example of Egyptian Revival jewelry composed of 14 genuine ca.1786 -1567 BC ancient...
18k Gold
$6,230Sale Price|25% Off
Antique Circa 1880s Ottoman 14k Gold Natural Rose Cut Diamond Drop Earring
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
Antique Circa 1880s Ottoman 14k Gold Natural Rose Cut Diamond Drop Earring In very good condition. Total weight is 16.2 grams. Totally is diamond about 4.70 ct. The Box is not ın...
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique Georgian Coral Hair Slide Pin Brooch
Located in London, GB
The Victorians believed Coral would protect you from evil, traditionally children would wear coral necklaces and it was thought to ward off diseases, illnesses, evil spirits and dang...
Coral, Brass
$178,841
H 5.71 in W 2.49 in Dm 3.47 in L 3.43 in
Fabergé Meissen Egg, Gold, Enamel, Diamonds, Gemstones, Porcelain, Music Box
By Fabergé
Located in Pforzheim, DE
This Fabergé egg commemorates Carl-Peter Fabergé’s sojourn in Dresden in 1860/61 and the artistic influences he absorbed at the Green Vault. The foot is crafted of hand-painted porce...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold
Impressive Early Victorian Blue Enamel Snake Bracelet
Located in London, GB
An impressive early Victorian blue enamel, diamond and gold snake bracelet, the realistically carved head with open mouth, the eyebrows and top of head with rose and old mine-cut dia...
Diamond, Enamel
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.
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