Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
Early 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold
20th Century Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Enamel
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Spinel, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 22k Gold
Early 2000s Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold, 14k Gold...
Early 20th Century North American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
20th Century Unknown Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Russian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Marcasite, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Jasper, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Turquoise
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Malachite, Tourmaline, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 22k Gold
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 15k Gold
2010s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century British Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1990s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Turquoise, Diamond, Amethyst, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Anglo-Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1880s English Etruscan Revival Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold
2010s Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1890s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Rhodium, Silver
2010s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Vermeil, Brass, 22k Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1950s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Tiger's Eye, Turquoise,...
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Silver
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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