Tourmaline Jewelry
2010s Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Tourmaline
2010s American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Malagasy Pre-Raphaelite Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Base Metal
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Artisan Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
2010s Greek Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 10k Gold, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
Vintage and Antique Tourmaline Jewelry
Very few gems dazzle quite in the manner that tourmaline does — vintage and antique tourmaline jewelry is a showstopper, and you can blame this on its wide range of spectacular colors. In fact, when Dutch traders brought stones back home from Sri Lanka that they couldn't identify, they called them "toramalli," a Sinhalese term for "mixed gems."
If you could transform the ocean to a gem, this is what it would look like: a clear, translucent azure, bordering on turquoise, hypnotizing in its depth and sparkling in the sun.
There is, in fact, such a stone, although it comes from deep in the copper-rich mountains of Paraíba, Brazil, and not from the oceans along its coast. Far rarer than diamonds, Paraíba tourmaline, a kind of tourmaline discovered only in the 1980s, is treasured as much for its extraordinary color as its scarcity, both of which contribute to its high value.
While diamonds generally sell for about $6,000 per carat, a carat of Paraíba tourmaline is likely to fetch about $16,000. Fans of the gem are said to include singer Taylor Swift and actress Zooey Deschanel, as well as some of the finest jewelers.
“No other stone can have a color as magnetic and captivating as Paraíba tourmaline,” says Vania Leles of VanLeles Diamonds, who combines the stone with diamonds and other gems in several of her designs.
You don't have to stop at Paraíba tourmaline jewelry — on 1stDibs, find the most extraordinary antique and vintage tourmaline rings, tourmaline and diamond earrings and other accessories.