Turquoise Jewelry
1960s Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1950s European Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Amethyst, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1980s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold...
2010s Hong Kong Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Platinum, Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Peridot, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s British High Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 10k Gold
Early 20th Century European Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Carnelian, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Turquoise, Cat’s Eye, 18k Gold
20th Century American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, 18k Gold
1990s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Silver
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1990s Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Turquoise
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold...
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise
1990s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Turquoise Matrix, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1910s British Edwardian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century British Romantic Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 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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