Tourmaline Jewelry
2010s Turkish Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Kunzite, Tourmaline, Zircon, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1990s American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Emirian Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
17th Century Art Deco Antique Tourmaline Jewelry
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
18th Century Art Deco Antique Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 10k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Crystal, Tourmaline
2010s American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s Italian Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Italian Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Silver
1990s Italian Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
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.