Garnet Jewelry
Mid-18th Century Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Opal, Gold
18th Century French Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Silver, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
Late 18th Century Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
18th Century Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 9k Gold
1770s Antique Garnet Jewelry
Crystal, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Enamel
18th Century Asian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Crystal, Garnet, Rock Crystal, Silver
1770s George III Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
1780s European Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Agate, Garnet, Gold
1740s European Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold
1790s Rococo Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Silver
1790s European Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century French Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
18th Century European Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Gold
Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet
1790s European Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Silver
1750s Rococo Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Vermeil
18th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Diamond, Gold
18th Century Portuguese Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold
18th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
18th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Garnet Jewelry
White Diamond, Diamond, White Gold
2010s Cypriot Byzantine Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Tsavorite, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Spanish Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
2010s Turkish Modern Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold
19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
1980s British Vintage Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Opal, Gold
Mid-20th Century Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
1860s Unknown High Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
20th Century Artisan Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1770s Portuguese Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Mid-18th Century Unknown George II Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold
18th Century British George II Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century French Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Silver
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1790s British Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold
1770s Spanish Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
18th Century British Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold, 9k Gold, Sterling Silver
18th Century British George III Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, Yellow Gold
18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Yellow Gold
18th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Garnet Jewelry
Garnet, 14k Gold, Enamel
18th Century Belgian Contemporary Antique Garnet Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Diamond, White Diamond, Pink Diamond, Garn...
Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Antique Garnet Jewelry
Crystal, Garnet, Rock Crystal, 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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