Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1950s American Post-War Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
1950s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Retro Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Gold
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Spanish Turquoise Jewelry
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Rose Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Turquoise Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1980s American Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 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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