Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Spinel, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1990s North American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Carnelian, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Swiss Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Black Diamond, Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, Jasper, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1990s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Opal, Turquoise, Rhodocrosite, 14k Gold, Yell...
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1910s Edwardian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Carnelian, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yello...
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Tanzanite, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s Etruscan Revival Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1990s Italian Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
15th Century and Earlier Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yell...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1980s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Aquamarine, Silver, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, 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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