Amethyst Jewelry
1980s British Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold
1980s British Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold
1980s British Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Jade, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Peridot, Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, Emerald, Aquamarine, Amethyst...
1980s French Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
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Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s North American Artisan Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, Indicolite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Victorian Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Blue...
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Danish Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold
1980s European Romantic Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s British Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Greek Revival Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Peridot, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Tourmaline, Imperial Top...
1980s British Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, Gold
1980s French Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s British Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold
1980s Artisan Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Platinum
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond
1980s Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 10k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Artisan Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s North American Art Deco Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Silver Plate
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gol...
1980s American Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Quartz, Aventurine, Gold Plate
1980s American Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Iolite, Cultured Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Ruby, Yellow Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Chrysophrase, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Jade, Diamond, Amethyst, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1980s Unknown Contemporary Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 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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