Amethyst Jewelry
Early 2000s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
2010s French Amethyst Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Sapphire, Garnet, Amethyst, Rose Gold, 1...
21st Century and Contemporary Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century French Retro Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Spinel, 18k Gold, Wh...
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century French Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Coral, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
Early 2000s French Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
1990s French Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Amethyst Jewelry
Emerald, Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Gold
1990s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Rose Gold
20th Century French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Rose Gold
2010s Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Hematite, Opal, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
1970s French Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Gold
1940s British Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Imperial Topaz, 18k Gold
1960s French Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s American Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Multi-gemstone, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Go...
2010s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Ro...
Early 2000s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond
1980s Contemporary Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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There are few gemstones in the world that are both affordable and worthy of a duchess’s attention. But then not many stones are as beautiful as amethyst. Indeed, vintage and antique amethyst jewelry has innumerable fans, and February’s birthstone has many unique attributes. For the romantics, there are several tales in Greek mythology that tell the story of Bacchus and Amethyste, a maiden that he pursues yet is rescued by Diane by turning her into a white stone. Bacchus, mourning his love, pours a glass of wine over the sculpture, dyeing her purple.
Amethyst has adorned many royal jewels. One of the most enviable jewelry collections of all time belonged to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. In 1947, the Duke gifted her with a Cartier amethyst and turquoise bib necklace. This special order piece was made with twisted 18-carat and 20-carat gold, platinum, brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds, one heart-shaped faceted amethyst, 27 emerald-cut amethysts, one oval faceted amethyst, and turquoise cabochons. The Duchess was not the only Royal with a penchant for the purple gemstone. The tiara now owned by Queen Silvia of Sweden is set with amethysts that once belonged to the French Empress Josephine. A stunning 56-carat cushion-cut, square-shaped amethyst set in an 18-karat yellow gold necklace designed by Tiffany & Co. is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
The Smithsonian also has in its possession an even more rare example of fine amethyst: the 96-carat Morris Amethyst Brooch. The brooch features a deep, rich purple heart-shaped amethyst. The museum states that the piece was likely made during the Edwardian period (1901–15) “when platinum and diamonds were often used, and amethyst, a favorite stone of King Edward VII’s wife, Alexandra, was often included in jewelry of the era.”
Another amethyst necklace, with an even richer story, can be found in the Natural History Museum of London. Known as the Delhi Purple Sapphire (even though the stone is an amethyst), this stone was stolen from the Temple of Indra during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Anyone in possession of this stone is bound to have terrible luck, including its owner Edward Heron-Allen, who gifted the gemstone to the museum thinking that this would save him but ended up transferring the bad luck to the museum curators overseeing the stone.
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