Peridot Rings
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Contemporary Peridot Rings
Aquamarine, Citrine, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Black D...
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Peridot Rings
Peridot, Topaz, White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Rose Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Peridot Rings
Peridot, Sapphire, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Peridot Rings
Citrine, Amethyst, Topaz, Peridot, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k...
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Rings
Peridot, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Rings
Peridot, Citrine, Diamond, White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Modernist Peridot Rings
Peridot, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Asian Peridot Rings
Iolite, Diamond, Peridot
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Rings
Iolite, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Peridot Rings
Pearl, Peridot, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century British Retro Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Peridot Rings
Peridot, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Vintage Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Peridot Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Contemporary Peridot Rings
Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s British Modern Peridot Rings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Peridot, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Rings
Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Peridot Rings
White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, Gold
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Peridot Rings
Peridot, Sapphire, Rhodolite, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s British Modern Vintage Peridot Rings
Diamond, Peridot, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Peridot Rings
Amethyst, Citrine, White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Palladium
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Vividly colored. Relatively inexpensive. The striking green gemstone that is the star of the show in vintage peridot rings is timeless and loved all over the world.
Suffering from nightmares? Try placing a peridot next to your pillow. In ancient Egypt, where the semiprecious stone was first discovered (and where it was referred to as the “gem of the sun”), it was believed to have magical powers, including the ability to protect people from evil spirits, including the ones responsible for bad dreams. Luckily for those wanting to test their efficacy against nighttime terrors, peridots are relatively inexpensive. Luckier still for August babies, whose birthstone it is, the vibrant green jewel in antique peridot earrings, peridot necklaces and other peridot jewelry goes beautifully with a summer wardrobe.
Peridot was mined in ancient times, perhaps as early as 1500 BC, on Topazos Island, today known as Zabargad or St. John’s Island, in the Red Sea. According to gemologist Edward Gübelin, “the occurrence of peridot on Zabargad is intimately related to the regional geology and the tectonic processes that on a larger scale were responsible for the formation of the Red Sea itself.”
Those ancient deposits have been exhausted. Today the largest and finest peridots come from Pakistan and Myanmar, while the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona is the source of most of the stones used in mass-produced jewelry. Peridots are also found in Vietnam, Tanzania and China.
Zabargad is the source of the most famous large peridots, several of which are prized parts of public collections. The Natural History Museum in London owns a 146-carat step-cut stone, but it is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, that boasts the largest cut peridot, weighing 310 carats. Then there’s the Chicago Field Museum’s pear-shaped Green Goddess, weighing 154-carat and etched with the figure of a woman. It was acquired at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, and In 2008, the renowned Chicago jeweler Lester Lampert designed an 18-karat yellow-gold setting for the stone, surrounding it with 3.24 carats of yellow diamonds.
Peridot is frequently the gem of choice for today's top luxury houses — BVLGARI’s iconic Sepenti collection might not be stereotypically romantic, but a cabochon peridot mounted on yellow-gold Tubogas bracelets adds a subtle sweetness to the eternally edgy design. During the 1960s, BVLGARI introduced color to the collection with handmade enameled scales. With the Serpenti ring, the designers added gemstones such as peridot and pink tourmaline to the head, but retained the signature coiled shape of the serpent’s body.
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