Turquoise Jewelry
2010s American Arts and Crafts Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
1990s French Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Titanium
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Labradorite, Marcasite, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Pearl, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1890s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Peridot, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Artist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Aquamarine, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pyrite, Multi-gemstone, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
2010s Unknown Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Moonstone, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Quartz, Turquoise, Turquois...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
1950s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
2010s North American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1990s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Opal, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Silver...
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Victorian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Carnelian, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1920s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1880s English Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century European Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Platinum
1990s Dutch Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Marcasite, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Agate, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, ...
1970s Unknown Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 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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