Turquoise Jewelry
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
2010s Greek Byzantine Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphi...
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1960s Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1980s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1910s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Sapphire, Turquoise, White Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s American Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Citrine, Turquoise, Silver
2010s European Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Opal, Quartz, Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, Aquamarine, M...
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, White Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
Early 2000s Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, White Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage and Antique Turquoise Jewelry
The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?
It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.
Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.
In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.
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