Emerald Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1980s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, White Gold
1950s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, White Gold
20th Century French Retro Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1970s French Modernist Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Rose Gold
1970s French Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
1980s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Hematite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 2000s French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century French Retro Emerald Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Gold
2010s French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, White Gold
1980s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 2000s French Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Onyx, Diamond, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Hematite, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1980s French Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Malachite, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Antique and Vintage Emerald Jewelry and Watches
No one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra). Emeralds were first discovered in Egypt around 330 BC. The stone’s name originated from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” According to the Gemological Institute of America, “Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when 16th-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies for 500 years. The Spaniards, who treasured gold and silver far more than gems, traded emeralds for precious metals. Their trades opened the eyes of European and Asian royalty to emerald’s majesty.”
There are numerous myths attributed to the emerald’s spiritual powers, like placing an emerald under your tongue will allow you to see the future. But be careful not to swallow the birthstone for May, or that future won’t be so bright!
There are many important (read: large) emeralds in museum collections around the world. The Patricia Emerald, named after the miner’s daughter, is a 632-carat dihexagonal (or 12-sided) crystal that was discovered in Colombia in 1920 and now resides at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington has in its possession the Hooker Emerald, a 75.47-carat Colombian stone. That emerald had been acquired in the 16th or 17th century by Spanish conquistadores and shipped to Europe. It later belonged to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909), who wore it on his belt buckle. Purchased at auction by Tiffany & Co. in 1911, the Hooker Emerald was set into a tiara and featured in the New York World’s Fair “House of Jewels” exhibit in 1940. Today, it is part of a brooch, also designed by the jewelry house.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage emerald jewelry and watches that includes emerald rings, emerald necklaces and other accessories.