Peridot Jewelry
1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
1920s English Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Late Victorian Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
1920s Unknown Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Romanian Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Peridot Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Medieval Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Greek Contemporary Peridot Jewelry
Iolite, Peridot, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Peridot Jewelry
18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Late Victorian Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s American Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, 14k Gold
1920s Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
1920s American Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Peridot, Ruby, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage and Antique Peridot Jewelry and Watches for Sale on 1stDibs
Vividly colored. Relatively inexpensive. The striking green gemstone that is the star of the show in your vintage and antique peridot jewelry and watches is timeless and loved all over the world.
Suffering from nightmares? Try placing a peridot next to your pillow. In ancient Egypt, where the semiprecious stone was first discovered (and where it was referred to as the “gem of the sun”), it was believed to have magical powers, including the ability to protect people from evil spirits, including the ones responsible for bad dreams. Luckily for those wanting to test their efficacy against nighttime terrors, peridots are relatively inexpensive. Luckier still for August babies, whose birthstone it is, the vibrant green jewel in vintage peridot earrings, peridot rings and more goes beautifully with a summer wardrobe.
Peridot was mined in ancient times, perhaps as early as 1500 BC, on Topazos Island, today known as Zabargad or St. John’s Island, in the Red Sea. According to gemologist Edward Gübelin, “the occurrence of peridot on Zabargad is intimately related to the regional geology and the tectonic processes that on a larger scale were responsible for the formation of the Red Sea itself.”
Those ancient deposits have been exhausted. Today the largest and finest peridots come from Pakistan and Myanmar, while the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona is the source of most of the stones used in mass-produced jewelry. Peridots are also found in Vietnam, Tanzania and China.
Zabargad is the source of the most famous large peridots, several of which are prized parts of public collections. The Natural History Museum in London owns a 146-carat step-cut stone, but it is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, that boasts the largest cut peridot, weighing 310 carats. Then there’s the Chicago Field Museum’s pear-shaped Green Goddess, weighing 154-carat and etched with the figure of a woman. It was acquired at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, and In 2008, the renowned Chicago jeweler Lester Lampert designed an 18-karat yellow-gold setting for the stone, surrounding it with 3.24 carats of yellow diamonds.
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