Emerald Jewelry
1980s European Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
1930s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Pearl, Emerald, Diamond, 15k Gold, Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1890s Early Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold, Rhodium
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Aquamarine, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Platinum
2010s Zambian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Colombian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Colombian Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
Early 2000s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
2010s Zambian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Thai Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
2010s Indian Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
2010s French Early Victorian Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
1970s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Jade, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
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.