Garnet Jewelry
1960s American Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Retro Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Moonstone, Yellow Gold
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Tourmaline, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1990s Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Rhodolite, 18k Gold
1990s Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Iolite, Blue Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Italian Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum, Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Garnet Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century German Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Garnet Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Topaz, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Garnet Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Garnet Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modernist Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Garnet Jewelry
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Retro Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, Spinel, Fire Opal, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century American Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, Gold
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s French Garnet Jewelry
Citrine, Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Rhodolite, Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage and Antique Garnet Jewelry and Watches for Sale
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
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