Emerald Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Romantic Emerald Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Sterling Silver, Vermeil, White Gold, Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 10k Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary North American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Opal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s North American Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 15k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 22k Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Emerald Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Platinum
1950s Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
20th Century Unknown Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Rhodium,...
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Ster...
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Opal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Belle Époque Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pink Sapphire, 22k Gold, Silver
2010s American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Silver
2010s Indian Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Australian Artist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 22k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Retro Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1970s American Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern 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.