Turquoise Jewelry
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chrysophrase, Citrine, Coral, Garnet, T...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold...
1860s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Agate, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s European Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Carnelian, Chrysophrase, Citrine, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Culture...
Late 20th Century Unknown Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century North American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
1940s Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Moonstone, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Opal, Quartz, Topaz, Turquoise, Cit...
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Chalcedony, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1980s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Etruscan Revival Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Citrine, Garnet, Quartz, Topaz, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Marcasite, Onyx, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Topaz, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s British Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, Rose Gold
1950s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1950s Mexican Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Turquoise
1990s Dutch Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Rose Gold
Mid-20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Modernist Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Pearl, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Hong Kong Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage and Antique Turquoise Jewelry
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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