Turquoise Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
20th Century European Artist Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Crystal, Base Metal
1940s British Victorian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s North American Artisan Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, 22k Gold, Vermeil
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
White Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Italian Retro Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
1880s Belle Époque Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Platinum, Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Italian Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s European Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1980s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Rhodocrosite, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Indian Turquoise Jewelry
Emerald, Turquoise, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Tiger s Eye, Turquoise, Brass, Mixed Metal
2010s American Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s English Modernist Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 2000s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapph...
1940s Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold
2010s Hong Kong Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
1970s Russian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Crystal, Turquoise, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Brown Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
2010s Thai Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
2010s American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Coral, Turquoise
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold
1950s Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Mixed Metal
1970s European Retro Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s Thai Art Deco Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1860s British Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Pearl, Turquoise, Silver
2010s Native American Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Amazonite, Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Turquoise Jewelry
Turquoise, Gold, 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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