African Tourmaline
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Stud Earrings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Ruby, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Green Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Rose Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yellow ...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Tsavorite, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Yel...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling S...
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Modern Engagement Rings
Tourmaline
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Tsavorite, Paraiba, Green Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate,...
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Indicolite
2010s Mozambican Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Central African Arts and Crafts Loose Gems...
Tourmaline
2010s Unknown Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s German Contemporary Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, Gold, 14k G...
2010s German Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Tourmaline, Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Sapphire, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Contemporary Modern Bracelets
Amethyst, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline
2010s Italian Modern Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Iolite, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s African Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Paraiba
2010s African Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Paraiba
2010s Japanese Artist More Necklaces
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Rubelite
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Chrome Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Rubelite
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Modern Loose Gemstones
Rubelite, Tourmaline
2010s African Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Platinum, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s African Artisan Cocktail Rings
Rubelite, Tourmaline, Platinum, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s African Art Deco Solitaire Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Silver
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African Tourmaline For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is an African Tourmaline?
The Legacy of Tourmaline in Jewelry Design
Very few gems dazzle quite in the manner that tourmaline does — vintage and antique tourmaline jewelry is a showstopper, and you can blame this on its wide range of spectacular colors. In fact, when Dutch traders brought stones back home from Sri Lanka that they couldn't identify, they called them "toramalli," a Sinhalese term for "mixed gems."
If you could transform the ocean to a gem, this is what it would look like: a clear, translucent azure, bordering on turquoise, hypnotizing in its depth and sparkling in the sun.
There is, in fact, such a stone, although it comes from deep in the copper-rich mountains of Paraíba, Brazil, and not from the oceans along its coast. Far rarer than diamonds, Paraíba tourmaline, a kind of tourmaline discovered only in the 1980s, is treasured as much for its extraordinary color as its scarcity, both of which contribute to its high value.
While diamonds generally sell for about $6,000 per carat, a carat of Paraíba tourmaline is likely to fetch about $16,000. Fans of the gem are said to include singer Taylor Swift and actress Zooey Deschanel, as well as some of the finest jewelers.
“No other stone can have a color as magnetic and captivating as Paraíba tourmaline,” says Vania Leles of VanLeles Diamonds, who combines the stone with diamonds and other gems in several of her designs.
You don't have to stop at Paraíba tourmaline jewelry — on 1stDibs, find the most extraordinary antique and vintage tourmaline rings, tourmaline and diamond earrings and other accessories.







