Emerald Jewelry
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Tanzanite, Emerald, 18k Gold
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1980s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Thai Romantic Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, White Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Dutch Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1910s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
2010s British Modern Emerald Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Tanzanite...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Australian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s North American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s American Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
1930s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White 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.