Emerald Jewelry
20th Century French Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling...
2010s Colombian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Colombian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Zambian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Zambian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Tsavorite, Black Pearl, Natural Pearl, So...
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Opal, Tourmaline, Turquois...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby,...
17th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl...
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Turquoise, Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Onyx, Coral, Emerald, Diamond, Opal, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k...
1980s Unknown Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1930s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Thai Romantic Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1980s European Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Victorian Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, South Sea Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Natura...
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow G...
19th Century Renaissance Antique Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver
1920s Renaissance Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Platinum
16th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold
18th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
2010s American Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sa...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond...
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Emerald Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Sapphire, ...
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.