Mexican Silver Amethyst Jewelry
Mid-20th Century Mexican Artist Brooches
Amethyst, Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Artisan Brooches
Amethyst, Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Art Deco Link Necklaces
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Modernist Link Necklaces
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Artisan Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Boxes and Cases
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modernist Bangles
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s Mexican Art Deco Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Boxes and Cases
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Modernist Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Mexican Artisan Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Quartz, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Collectible Jewelry
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Silver
Mid-20th Century Mexican Brooches
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Link Necklaces
Amethyst, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Drop Necklaces
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
20th Century Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Post-War Retro Bracelets
Mexican Chain Necklaces
Vintage 1940s Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Brooches
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Lever-Back Earrings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Chain Necklaces
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Cufflinks
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Clamper Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Collectible Jewelry
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Collectible Jewelry
Amethyst
Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Vintage 1940s Mexican Dome Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Cufflinks
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Collectible Jewelry
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Brooches
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Link Necklaces
Amethyst, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Collectible Jewelry
Amethyst, Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Brooches
Amethyst, Silver
20th Century Mexican Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Mexican Artisan Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Coral, Turquoise, Silver
Vintage 1950s Mexican Brooches
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
20th Century Mexican Link Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Cuff Bracelets
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Mexican Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Mexican Drop Necklaces
Amethyst, Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican More Rings
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
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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.
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