Turquoise Jewelry
Early 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Turquoise
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Mexican Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Coral, Onyx, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late 19th Century Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 22k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, Gold
Early 2000s Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
1950s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Platinum
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Platinum
1870s Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
2010s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, Crystal, Sterling Silver
1640s Italian Baroque Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Silver, Sterling Silver
1820s French Empire Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold
1880s French Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Indian Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k 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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