Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
20th Century Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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20th Century Art Deco Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s Brazilian Modernist Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1950s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1980s Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1950s European Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s Unknown Modern Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s American Art Deco Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1940s Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1950s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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20th Century Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1950s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1980s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1980s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1980s American Modernist Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1950s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
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Aquamarine, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s American Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1940s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1980s Contemporary Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s Modernist Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1970s Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Tourmaline, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1960s American Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1980s American Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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20th Century Unknown Modern Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1960s Swiss Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1960s French Retro Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1970s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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20th Century American Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1960s Art Deco Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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1950s Unknown Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1990s Brazilian Aquamarine Pendant Vintage
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The Legacy of Aquamarine in Jewelry Design
Perhaps the one gemstone that best embodies the glimmering blue of the ocean is aquamarine, not just in name but also in color. Aqua marina (Latin for water and sea), March’s birthstone, is often crystal clear and blue. Often affordable in price, vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry belongs in everyone’s jewelry box.
Aquamarine is a precious gemstone from the mineral beryl family. Its cousin is the emerald. Like other beryl varieties, aquamarines are rated 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. This means that they are soft enough for jewelers to cut to their client’s specs but also durable enough for daily wear.
On land or sea, aquamarines feature prominently in many folk tales, including one about mermaids gifting aquamarine to sailors to protect them during sea voyages. Worn around sailors’ necks as an amulet, it kept them from getting seasick and, most importantly, from shipwrecks. Considered a symbol of courage by some, aquamarine amulets were also favored by Egyptian and Hebrew warriors during battle.
Aquamarine has also made appearances on some of the grandest of great dames. The Brazilian government gifted Eleanor Roosevelt with a 1,847-carat aquamarine in 1935 and Queen Elizabeth II received a sizable aquamarine upon her 1953 coronation; this stone is now the focal point of her aquamarine tiara. And renowned Tiffany Co. designer Jean Schlumberger made a diamond Bow setting for a 148.5-carat aquamarine, which was originally exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, now in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry that includes unique aquamarine rings, necklaces and other accessories.
Finding the Right Necklaces for You
We are fortunate to know much of the world’s long and dazzling history of necklaces, as this type of jewelry was so treasured that it was frequently buried with its owners. Today, Van Cleef necklaces, Tiffany necklaces and Cartier necklaces are some of the most popularly searched designer necklaces on 1stDibs.
Lapis lazuli beads adorned necklaces unearthed from the royal graves at the ancient Iraqi civilization of Sumer, while the excavation of King Tut’s burial chamber revealed a sense of style that led to a frenzy of Art Deco designs, with artisans of the 1920s seeking to emulate the elegant work crafted by Ancient Egypt’s goldsmiths and jewelry makers.
In ancient times, pendant necklaces worn by royalty and nobles conferred wealth and prestige. Today, wearing jewelry is about personal expression: Luxury diamond necklaces exude confidence and can symbolize the celebratory nature of a deep romantic relationship, while paper-clip chain-link necklaces designed by the likes of goldsmith Faye Kim are firmly planted in the past as well as the present. Kim works exclusively with eco-friendly gold, and these fashionable, fun accessories owe to the design of 19th-century watch fobs.
For some, necklaces are thought of as being a solely feminine piece, but this widely loved accessory has been gender-neutral for eons. In fact, just as women rarely took to wearing a single necklace during the Renaissance, men of the era layered chains and valuable pendants atop their bejeweled clothing. In modern times, the free-spirited hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s saw costume-jewelry designers celebrating self-expression through colorful multistrand necklaces and no shortage of beads, which were worn by anyone and everyone.
Even after all of these years, the necklace remains an irrefutable staple of any complete outfit. Although new trends in jewelry are constantly emerging, the glamour and beauty of the past continue to inform modern styles and designs. In a way, the cyclical history of the necklace differs little from its familiar looped form: The celebrated French jewelry house Van Cleef Arpels found much inspiration in King Tut, and, now, their Alhambra collection is a go-to for modern royals. Vintage David Webb necklaces — whose work landed him on the cover of Vogue in 1950, two years after opening his Manhattan shop — were likely inspired by the ornamental styles of ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
On 1stDibs, browse top designers like Dior, Chanel and Bulgari, or shop by your favorite style, from eye-catching choker necklaces to understated links to pearl necklaces and more.
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