Tourmaline Jewelry
1980s Brazilian Artisan Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Topaz, Sapphire, Ruby, Garnet, Emerald, Aquamarine, Amethyst...
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Iolite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Quartz, Tourmaline, Peridot, Opal, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s French Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Artisan Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Indicolite, 18k Gold, Platinum
1980s North American Artisan Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, Indicolite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Tourmaline, Imperial Top...
1980s Unknown Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Rubelite, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Yel...
1980s European Retro Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Brazilian Artisan Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Citrine, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Iolite, Cultured Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s French Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline
1980s French Modernist Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Iolite, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Peridot, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s European Etruscan Revival Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Pearl, Tourmaline
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s European Artist Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Quartz, Tourmaline, Silver
1980s American Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1980s American Renaissance Revival Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Coral, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold
1980s British Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Tourmaline, Gold
1980s Brazilian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, White Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Tourmaline
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
1980s Italian Contemporary Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Victorian Vintage Tourmaline Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow 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.