Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1990s American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 22k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
20th Century Unknown Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
20th Century Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
1980s French Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Unknown Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver
20th Century Unknown Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Modernist Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Carnelian, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold Plate
20th Century French Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Coral, Jade, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Persian Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s French Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
1980s French Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1960s Unknown Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Coral, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Citrine, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1940s American Artisan Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s American Modern Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Vintage Turquoise Drop Earrings
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
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The Legacy of Turquoise in Jewelry Design
The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?
It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.
Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.
In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.
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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.
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