Turquoise Jewelry
Early 2000s American Renaissance Revival Turquoise Jewelry
Garnet, Ruby, Tourmaline, Turquoise, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1920s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Turquoise, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Tsavorite, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, Turquoise, Blue Topaz, Silver...
1980s American Modern Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
1980s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Unknown Late Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
1880s English Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
20th Century American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
15th Century and Earlier Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1970s American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s French Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Turquoise, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
1990s Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Chinese Late Victorian Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Rose Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Artisan Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Amethyst, Carnelian, Turquoise, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Unknown Turquoise Jewelry
Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Russian Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1880s Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k 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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