Tiffany Tourmaline Earrings
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Contemporary Stud Earrings
Peridot, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sil...
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dangle Earrings
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century American Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Onyx, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Platinum
2010s Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, Platinum
1990s American Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Lever-Back Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Peridot, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Contemporary Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Peridot, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Clip-on Earrings
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s American Dangle Earrings
Agate, Iolite, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Rubelite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Drop Earrings
Citrine, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1990s American Artist Brooches
Amethyst, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Dangle Earrings
Pearl, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Modern Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Rubelite, Tourmaline, Platinum
Late 20th Century Italian Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum
Early 20th Century Retro Stud Earrings
White Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century Dangle Earrings
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Carnelian, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Retro Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Spanish More Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Dangle Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Baroque Stud Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
American More Earrings
Late 20th Century American Clip-on Earrings
Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Tourmaline
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21st Century and Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century French Hoop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Chain Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Rose Gold
20th Century Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Evening Gowns
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
2010s French Top Handle Bags
Vintage 1970s French Clip-on Earrings
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Artisan Drop Earrings
Diamond, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Blue Diamond
2010s Evening Bags and Minaudières
Mid-20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s American Link Necklaces
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tiffany Tourmaline Earrings For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
Finding the Right Earrings for You
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.