Peridot Jewelry
1950s French Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
20th Century Italian Retro Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Brazilian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Aquamarine, Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k ...
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Peridot, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1970s European Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, 14k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1980s European Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Retro Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Yellow Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Retro Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1930s Unknown Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Retro Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Moonstone, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Peridot, Iolite, Garnet, White Diamond, Amethyst, 18k Gold, Rose ...
2010s Italian Retro Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Moonstone, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Pearl, Diamond, Amethyst, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Topaz, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Retro Peridot Jewelry
Opal, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Iolite, Diamond, Amethyst, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
1930s American Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1930s American Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Platinum
1960s French Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Peridot, Garnet, Diamond, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Citrine, Peridot, Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Peridot, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Garnet, Citrine, Yellow Gold, 14k ...
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1990s Unknown Retro Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Peridot, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Tsavorite, Peridot, Iolite, Diamond, Amethyst, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14...
20th Century Retro Peridot Jewelry
Sapphire, Peridot, Garnet, Citrine, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Gold
1970s German Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Peridot, Gold
2010s Greek Retro Peridot Jewelry
Diamond, Iolite, Peridot, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Rock Crystal, Garnet, Diamond,...
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
1990s Unknown Retro Peridot Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Cultured Pearl, Diamond, Citrine, Amethyst, ...
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Peridot, Rock Crystal, Platinum
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Topaz, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Greek Retro Peridot Jewelry
Iolite, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Tanzanite, Topaz, Sapphire, Peridot, Garnet, Diamond, White Gold, Rose G...
1990s Italian Retro Peridot Jewelry
Blue Topaz, Tourmaline, Peridot, Iolite, Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold,...
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Moonstone, Iolite, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst...
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Peridot, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Go...
1970s Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Garnet, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 1...
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Peridot Jewelry
Moonstone, Peridot, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Garnet, Moonstone, Peridot, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Peridot, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Italian Retro Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Sapphire, Peridot, Garnet, Diamond, Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Peridot Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Topaz, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Peridot, Diamond, Amethyst,...
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Peridot Jewelry
Peridot, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Retro Peridot Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Peridot, Citrine, Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold,...
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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