David Yurman Amethyst
Late 20th Century Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Three-Stone Rings
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Chrysophrase, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Citrine, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1990s Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Chrysophrase, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Si...
Early 20th Century Renaissance Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Onyx, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yel...
2010s Unknown Contemporary Band Rings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Charm Bracelets
20th Century Band Rings
21st Century and Contemporary More Jewelry
Amethyst, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Cuff Bracelets
Diamond, Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
20th Century Band Rings
Amethyst, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Choker Necklaces
Amethyst, Emerald, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Peridot, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s American Pendant Necklaces
Sterling Silver
2010s Pendant Necklaces
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Fashion Rings
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Hoop Earrings
Amethyst, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Citrine, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Citrine, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Topaz, Blue Topaz, Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Chain Necklaces
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary More Earrings
Amethyst, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Fashion Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Sapphire, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary More Rings
Sterling Silver
1990s American Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clamper Bracelets
Amethyst, Iolite, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Brooches
Amethyst, Garnet, Onyx, Pearl, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Bangles
Amethyst, Emerald, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1990s American Chain Necklaces
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
1990s Bangles
Amethyst, Chrysophrase, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bangles
Diamond, Amethyst, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Necklace Enhancers
Amethyst, Diamond, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Cocktail Rings
Amethyst, Diamond, Hematite, Sterling Silver
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
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David Yurman Amethyst For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a David Yurman Amethyst?
David Yurman for sale on 1stDibs
Perhaps the ultimate artistic couple, sculptor David Yurman (b. 1942) and his wife, painter Sybil Kleinrock (b. 1942), couldn’t have imagined they’d build an internationally renowned fine jewelry empire when they met in 1969 at a sculpture studio in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
Eleven years later, in 1980, the duo established the David Yurman brand and it boomed almost instantly, a by-product of the pair’s love for and commitment to making art. (They’ve been known to call their business as well as their relationship “one big art project.”) In fact, Yurman’s most recognizable piece, the Cable bracelet, was inspired by his background in metalworking and direct welding, skills he learned when he was just a teenager. It is a marvelously modern accessory rooted in everything from jewelry motifs of ancient Syria to the natural formations of tree branches that would yield the Cable ring, earrings and other items.
When Long Island, New York–born Yurman was in high school, he spent a summer visiting his sister in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he met Cuban sculptor Ernesto González, who taught him how to heat and fuse metals. After that fateful summer, Yurman experimented feverishly with bronze sculpture and, eventually, minimalist jewelry design.
Yurman studied briefly at New York University, opting to drop out after a year to hitchhike across the United States, ending up in an artist colony on California’s Big Sur coastline. The bustling artists’ scene in New York during the 1960s eventually drew him back to the East Coast. There, he trained under Cubist sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, and, by 1969, he was a foreman in sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp’s Greenwich Village studio. It was in the studio that he met Kleinrock.
Kleinrock and Yurman began a romantic relationship, and he designed her a sculptural welded bronze necklace to wear to an art gallery opening. The gallery owner was so enchanted by the design — Yurman called it the Dante — that she wanted to buy it on the spot. Yurman refused because he considered the gift too personal, but his partner left it with the dealer. Within hours, four necklaces were sold and a brand was born.
A year after the two married in 1979 — the ceremony included simple gold rings Yurman had soldered from gold in his workshop — they officially launched David Yurman. Three years later, one of his most popular designs, the Cable bracelet, hit the market.
Today, David Yurman engagement rings, bracelets, rings, necklaces and earrings are widely treasured, distinctive works of American jewelry design.
The Legacy of Amethyst in Jewelry Design
There are few gemstones in the world that are both affordable and worthy of a duchess’s attention. But then not many stones are as beautiful as amethyst. Indeed, vintage and antique amethyst jewelry has innumerable fans, and February’s birthstone has many unique attributes. For the romantics, there are several tales in Greek mythology that tell the story of Bacchus and Amethyste, a maiden that he pursues yet is rescued by Diane by turning her into a white stone. Bacchus, mourning his love, pours a glass of wine over the sculpture, dyeing her purple.
Amethyst has adorned many royal jewels. One of the most enviable jewelry collections of all time belonged to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. In 1947, the Duke gifted her with a Cartier amethyst and turquoise bib necklace. This special order piece was made with twisted 18-carat and 20-carat gold, platinum, brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds, one heart-shaped faceted amethyst, 27 emerald-cut amethysts, one oval faceted amethyst, and turquoise cabochons. The Duchess was not the only Royal with a penchant for the purple gemstone. The tiara now owned by Queen Silvia of Sweden is set with amethysts that once belonged to the French Empress Josephine. A stunning 56-carat cushion-cut, square-shaped amethyst set in an 18-karat yellow gold necklace designed by Tiffany Co. is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
The Smithsonian also has in its possession an even more rare example of fine amethyst: the 96-carat Morris Amethyst Brooch. The brooch features a deep, rich purple heart-shaped amethyst. The museum states that the piece was likely made during the Edwardian period (1901–15) “when platinum and diamonds were often used, and amethyst, a favorite stone of King Edward VII’s wife, Alexandra, was often included in jewelry of the era.”
Another amethyst necklace, with an even richer story, can be found in the Natural History Museum of London. Known as the Delhi Purple Sapphire (even though the stone is an amethyst), this stone was stolen from the Temple of Indra during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Anyone in possession of this stone is bound to have terrible luck, including its owner Edward Heron-Allen, who gifted the gemstone to the museum thinking that this would save him but ended up transferring the bad luck to the museum curators overseeing the stone.
Find a wide range of vintage and antique amethyst necklaces, bracelets and other fine jewelry on 1stDibs.