Emerald Jewelry
1870s Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Emerald Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Italian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
1930s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
1950s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1850s English Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s Swiss Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century German Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold
1960s European Contemporary Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Swiss Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gol...
2010s European Artist Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Zambian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Silver
2010s British Tudor Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Diamond, Yellow...
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1930s Portuguese Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Gold
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pink Sapphire
2010s Greek Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Artisan Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, Gold
20th Century European Artisan Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
1890s Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Swiss Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Titanium
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue S...
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1950s Dutch Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, 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.