Brazilian Paraiba
2010s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Italian Modern Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Emerald, Diamond, Yellow...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Purple Sa...
2010s Belgian Art Nouveau Fashion Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, White Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Artist Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Garnet, Purple Sa...
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Paraiba, Platinum
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Purple Sa...
2010s Belgian Artist Fashion Rings
Diamond, Pink Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Ruby, Tourmaline, Paraib...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Opal, Paraiba, Tourmaline, Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Spinel, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
2010s Belgian Victorian Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Spinel, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Belgian Cocktail Rings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, P...
Late 20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
2010s Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Italian Modern Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
2010s Modern Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline
2010s Italian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Black Diamond, 18k Gold
20th Century Hoop Earrings
Diamond, Paraiba
2010s European Modern Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Fashion Rings
Diamond, Paraiba, Platinum
2010s Dangle Earrings
2010s American Fashion Rings
Diamond, 18k Gold, 24k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
2010s American Artist Cocktail Rings
Quartz, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
2010s Hong Kong Art Nouveau Engagement Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan More Jewelry
Tourmaline
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Artisan Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Paraiba
2010s British Artisan Hoop Earrings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
2010s British Modern Band Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Loose Gemstones
Paraiba
2010s Belgian Artist Cocktail Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Tourmaline, Black Opal, Pa...
Early 2000s Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Mozambican Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones
Tourmaline, Paraiba
2010s Engagement Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
Early 2000s Cluster Rings
Tourmaline, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Paraiba, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Cocktail Rings
Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pink Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, P...
2010s Belgian Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Belgian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Spinel, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
2010s Belgian Artist Fashion Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Tourmaline, Paraiba, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
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Brazilian Paraiba For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Brazilian Paraiba?
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.








