Turquoise Jewelry
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century French Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s North American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Opal, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1980s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Silver
1970s Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century American Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Multi-gemstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
20th Century French Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Unknown Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1870s Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s European Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Diamond, Opal, Tourmaline, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k...
2010s Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s British Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Yellow Diamond, Black Diamond, E...
1970s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Citrine, Ruby, Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
1990s French Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Quartz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amber, Freshwater Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Tanzanite, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, T...
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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