Turquoise Jewelry
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Quartz, Turquoise, Silver
Early 20th Century Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Turquoise, Topaz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Moonstone, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Etruscan Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Carnelian, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s British Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Go...
2010s European Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Opal, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Austrian Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Quartz, Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
15th Century and Earlier American Contemporary Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Chalcedony, Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, Tiger's Eye, Carnelian, Agate, Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1940s British Victorian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
1990s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver, Yellow Gold, 24k Gold, Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k 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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