Emerald Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond...
2010s Zambian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Silver
20th Century Unknown Retro Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Opal, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s British Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Modernist Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 10k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Zambian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Colombian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Colombian Retro Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Jewelry
Tsavorite, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Opal, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Thai Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Thai Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1890s European Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s French Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Morganite, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Sapphire, Ruby, Quartz, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, 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.