20 Carat Peridot Rings

Find an expansive variety of 20 carat peridot rings available on 1stDibs. These distinct designs — crafted with great care and often made from gold, yellow gold and 18k gold — can elevate any look. Find a collection of 161 vintage versions or 82 modern creations for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and pieces in stock date back to the 19th Century while others were produced as recently as the 21st Century. The designs in our inventory of 20 carat peridot rings bearing modern or contemporary hallmarks are very popular. Luigi Ferrara, Mattioli and Alex Jona each produced beautiful examples of these items that are worth considering. Many pieces in our collection are stylish for most occasions, but diamond versions, from our inventory of 158, can add a particularly distinctive touch to your look, day or night. A selection of round cut, oval cut and cushion cut can be found today on these pages. If you’re browsing the variety of 20 carat peridot rings for sale, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men.

Prices for 20 carat peridot rings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $132 and can go as high as $225,000, while 20 carat peridot rings, on average, fetch $3,963.

Vividly colored. Relatively inexpensive. The striking green gemstone that is the star of the show in your vintage and antique peridot jewelry and watches is timeless and loved all over the world.

Suffering from nightmares? Try placing a peridot next to your pillow. In ancient Egypt, where the semiprecious stone was first discovered (and where it was referred to as the “gem of the sun”), it was believed to have magical powers, including the ability to protect people from evil spirits, including the ones responsible for bad dreams. Luckily for those wanting to test their efficacy against nighttime terrors, peridots are relatively inexpensive. Luckier still for August babies, whose birthstone it is, the vibrant green jewel in vintage peridot earrings, peridot rings and more goes beautifully with a summer wardrobe.

Peridot was mined in ancient times, perhaps as early as 1500 BC, on Topazos Island, today known as Zabargad or St. John’s Island, in the Red Sea. According to gemologist Edward Gübelin, “the occurrence of peridot on Zabargad is intimately related to the regional geology and the tectonic processes that on a larger scale were responsible for the formation of the Red Sea itself.”

Those ancient deposits have been exhausted. Today the largest and finest peridots come from Pakistan and Myanmar, while the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona is the source of most of the stones used in mass-produced jewelry. Peridots are also found in Vietnam, Tanzania and China.

Zabargad is the source of the most famous large peridots, several of which are prized parts of public collections. The Natural History Museum in London owns a 146-carat step-cut stone, but it is the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, that boasts the largest cut peridot, weighing 310 carats. Then there’s the Chicago Field Museum’s pear-shaped Green Goddess, weighing 154-carat and etched with the figure of a woman. It was acquired at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, and In 2008, the renowned Chicago jeweler Lester Lampert designed an 18-karat yellow-gold setting for the stone, surrounding it with 3.24 carats of yellow diamonds.

Find vintage and antique peridot brooches, necklaces and other accessories on 1stDibs.