Turquoise Jewelry
1950s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s North American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s American Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Carnelian, Amethyst, Agate, Yellow Go...
1990s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1990s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Chalcedony, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Black Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yel...
1780s Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Citrine, Jade, Turquoise
2010s Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Nepalese Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
2010s Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Tourmaline, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1870s Hungarian Renaissance Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1980s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century European High Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Ruby, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Tourmaline, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century European Romantic Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Portuguese Belle Époque Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1970s American Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gilt Metal
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
19th Century Russian Russian Empire Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Enamel
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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