Garnet Jewelry
1880s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
White Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1860s British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 15k Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Pearl, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Dutch Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Other, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 15k Gold, 9k Gold
1890s Czech Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 15k Gold, Silver
1890s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 9k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Sterling Silver
1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s American Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Freshwater Pearl, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Tiger's Eye, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s American Early Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Sterling Silver
2010s American Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Sterling Silver
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Garnet, 15k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Sapphire, Zircon, 15k Gold, Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, 14k Gold, Silver
1850s British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Pearl, Garnet, Citrine, Amethyst, Gold, 15k Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
19th Century English Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 9k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold
1880s American Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold-filled
1910s British Victorian Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 9k Gold
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, 15k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Czech Late Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 10k Gold
19th Century European Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Chalcedony, Garnet, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Emerald, Garnet, Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Victorian Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 10k Gold
Late 19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 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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