Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
1830s Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier American Modern Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s American Romantic Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold-filled, Silver
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, White Diamond, Diamond, Carnelian, Yellow Gold,...
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century Swiss Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Emerald, Garnet, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sa...
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1890s Belle Époque Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1990s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 10k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Citrine, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Chinese Late Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Garnet, Iolite, Lapis Lazuli, Moonstone, Onyx,...
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Turquoi...
1960s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Yellow Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
1840s English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Artist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Turquoise, Pearl
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Vermeil
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Quartz, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1980s Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Chinese Anglo-Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1990s French Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Bronze
20th Century Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow 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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