Turquoise Jewelry
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
18th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum
2010s Indian Anglo-Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s European Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
1940s French Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sapphire,...
1970s British Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1960s American Anglo-Indian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gilt Metal
20th Century Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Aesthetic Movement Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Tsavorite, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century American Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Topaz, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 1...
1950s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Persian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Peridot, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Roman Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 24k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1820s French Empire Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Lapis Lazuli, Rubelite, Turquoise, Base Metal
Early 2000s Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Quartz, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Oriental Pearl, Turquoise...
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Freshwater Pearl, Turquoise Matrix, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Brown Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, 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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