Turquoise Jewelry
1840s British Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 15k Gold
1980s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1970s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
1880s English Etruscan Revival Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold
Late 20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Chalcedony, Sapphire, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
2010s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1960s Danish Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Rock Crystal, Turquoise, Quartz, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
Mid-18th Century Unknown Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
21st Century and Contemporary French Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
1980s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Onyx, Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Coral, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gold
1950s Italian Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1950s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1980s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Sapphire, Turquoise, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling 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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