Turquoise Jewelry
1960s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
1990s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s Egyptian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold,...
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s Italian Retro Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s British Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Silver, Rose Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Canadian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold...
1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1950s French Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise Matrix, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Silver, Gold
1980s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Rock Crystal, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century Israeli Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Topaz, Diamond, Silver, Rose Gold, 9k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1970s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Aquamarine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Aquamarine, White Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Onyx, Pearl, Turquoise, Silver
1980s Hong Kong Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow 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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