Tourmaline Jewelry
Early 2000s Brazilian Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold
1990s Brazilian Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
Early 2000s Brazilian Tourmaline Jewelry
Beryl, Citrine, Ruby, Tourmaline, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Brazilian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
Early 2000s Tourmaline Jewelry
Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brazilian Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Tourmaline Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Topaz, Garnet, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
1980s Brazilian Modernist Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Citrine, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Ruby, Diamond, Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Tourmaline Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Brazilian Modernist Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Contemporary Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Brazilian Modernist Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Retro Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Retro Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Garnet, Topaz, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, Tourmaline, B...
1980s Brazilian Retro Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, Tourmaline, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold
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.