Amethyst Jewelry
2010s Indian Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Pearl, Amethyst, Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Gold-filled, Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1980s American Victorian Vintage Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Blue...
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 15k Gold
1890s American Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 10k Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl
20th Century Unknown Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold
2010s European Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Early Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Gold ...
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
1880s European Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, 15k Gold, Silver
1870s American Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Opal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 10k Gold
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
1860s Italian Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Crystal, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, Gold
19th Century English Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Beryl, 15k Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Pearl, 15k Gold
1890s English Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold Plate, Silver
19th Century European Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold-filled
Late 18th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Italian Early Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Moonstone, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold
1890s Russian Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Gold, 10k Gold
Early 20th Century French Victorian Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s European Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Amethyst Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k 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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