Turquoise Jewelry
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Topaz, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 14k Gold
1990s French Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold
1990s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Malachite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Mexican Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver, Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary French Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Platinum
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Chrysophrase, Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1890s Late Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Platinum, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Oriental Pearl, ...
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
1960s Swiss Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise Matrix, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold, Si...
Mid-20th Century American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s North American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, ...
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Topaz, Turquoise, Oriental Pearl, Natural Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl...
1940s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Tourmaline, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s North American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Carnelian, Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Turquoise, Citrine, Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow...
1950s American Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1950s French Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
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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