Emerald Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modernist Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Zambian Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold
2010s American Artist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Artist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s American Artist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary European Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 2000s Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 2000s Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Arts and Crafts Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Canadian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Blue Topaz, Topaz, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Early 2000s Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1980s Colombian Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Black Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, F...
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Artist Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 2000s Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1750s Antique Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
2010s European Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
2010s Unknown Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald
21st Century and Contemporary European Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique and Vintage Emerald Jewelry and Watches
No one liked emeralds and emerald jewelry more than Elizabeth Taylor (or her alter ego, Cleopatra). Emeralds were first discovered in Egypt around 330 BC. The stone’s name originated from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” According to the Gemological Institute of America, “Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when 16th-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies for 500 years. The Spaniards, who treasured gold and silver far more than gems, traded emeralds for precious metals. Their trades opened the eyes of European and Asian royalty to emerald’s majesty.”
There are numerous myths attributed to the emerald’s spiritual powers, like placing an emerald under your tongue will allow you to see the future. But be careful not to swallow the birthstone for May, or that future won’t be so bright!
There are many important (read: large) emeralds in museum collections around the world. The Patricia Emerald, named after the miner’s daughter, is a 632-carat dihexagonal (or 12-sided) crystal that was discovered in Colombia in 1920 and now resides at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington has in its possession the Hooker Emerald, a 75.47-carat Colombian stone. That emerald had been acquired in the 16th or 17th century by Spanish conquistadores and shipped to Europe. It later belonged to Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876–1909), who wore it on his belt buckle. Purchased at auction by Tiffany & Co. in 1911, the Hooker Emerald was set into a tiara and featured in the New York World’s Fair “House of Jewels” exhibit in 1940. Today, it is part of a brooch, also designed by the jewelry house.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage emerald jewelry and watches that includes emerald rings, emerald necklaces and other accessories.