Turquoise Jewelry
1820s European George IV Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
19th Century British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1830s Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Silver
1830s Swiss Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Ruby, Rock Crystal, Peridot, Garnet, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Gold
1830s English Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
Early 1800s European Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1820s English Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
1780s English Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Silver, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Aquamarine, Topaz, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Austrian George III Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver
1830s George IV Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century British George III Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1840s Unknown Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Turquoise, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Turquoise Jewelry
Cultured Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, Sterling ...
1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
19th Century British George III Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 15k Gold
Early 19th Century American Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Moonstone, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Pinchbeck
Mid-19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1810s Italian Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
1790s English Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 10k Gold
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
1930s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
1910s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Early 19th Century British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Gold, 9k Gold
1890s Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Yellow Gold
1790s English Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 10k Gold
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Tourmaline, Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold
Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pinchbeck
1840s British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Hungarian George III Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Silver
1830s British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
18th Century British George III Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1820s British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, 22k Gold, Yellow 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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