Bohemian Garnet Bracelet
Vintage 1910s Czech Romantic Retro Bracelets
Garnet, Silver
Antique 19th Century Czech Link Bracelets
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Victorian More Bracelets
Garnet, Gilt Metal
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Cuff Bracelets
Garnet, Silver
Antique 19th Century Czech Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Cuff Bracelets
Garnet
Antique 19th Century Czech Late Victorian Bangles
Garnet, Gold-filled
Late 20th Century Italian Tennis Bracelets
Garnet, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Bangles
Garnet, Silver
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Link Bracelets
Garnet, Silver
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, 10k Gold, Gold-filled, Silver
Vintage 1930s Austrian Renaissance Revival Link Bracelets
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Link Bracelets
Garnet, Silver
Vintage 1930s Czech Renaissance Revival Link Bracelets
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
Vintage 1910s Austrian Renaissance Revival Link Bracelets
Pearl, Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Link Bracelets
Garnet, Ruby, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Bangles
Garnet, Silver
Antique 1890s Czech Victorian Bangles
Garnet
Antique 1860s Unknown Early Victorian Bangles
Diamond, Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Link Bracelets
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Swiss Link Bracelets
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Bangles
Garnet, 9k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Link Bracelets
Garnet, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Choker Necklaces
Garnet, Gold-filled
Antique 1890s American Victorian Bangles
Garnet, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Bangles
Garnet, Silver
Mid-20th Century American Modern Link Bracelets
Garnet, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Georgian Link Bracelets
Garnet, 10k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Link Bracelets
Garnet, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Retro Bracelets
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Link Bracelets
Garnet
Antique 1880s British Victorian More Bracelets
Garnet, Gold
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Tennis Bracelets
Garnet, 10k Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Bangles
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Silver, Vermeil
Antique 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Bangles
Garnet
Vintage 1910s Czech Link Bracelets
Garnet, Silver
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The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
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