Emerald Jewelry
1890s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1840s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Silver
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Garnet, Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Colombian Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1810s British Georgian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1840s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1870s Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Swedish Retro Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
19th Century Etruscan Revival Antique Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, Pearl, Gold
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
19th Century Thai Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Opal, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold
1830s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 15k Gold, Sterling Silver
1820s English George IV Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Oriental Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
Mid-19th Century French Holbeinesque Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Amethyst, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, Gold, 14k Gold, ...
19th Century Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1860s Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1820s Georgian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Austrian High Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
1830s Austrian Early Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Pearl, Gold
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold
1870s Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
19th Century Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1890s Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
1850s English Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Silver, 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.