Emerald Jewelry
Mid-20th Century German Retro Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1910s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Swiss Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
20th Century Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, Yellow Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold
20th Century Swiss Emerald Jewelry
Amethyst, Citrine, Coral, Emerald, Garnet, Cultured Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sa...
Mid-20th Century French Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Dutch Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Finnish Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 14k Gold
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1960s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
20th Century American Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold
1950s European Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
1960s Modern Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire
20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s Swedish Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
20th Century Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Thai Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Ruby, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
20th Century Thai Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Diamond, 18k Gold
1920s Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
1970s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Tanzanite, 18k Gold, White Gold
1990s French Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Carnelian, Chalcedony, Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Platinum, Enamel
20th Century Portuguese Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 9k Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
20th Century Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 14k Gold
20th Century Thai Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1970s European Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold
1990s Unknown Modern Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Contemporary Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Modernist Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Coral, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Pla...
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Pearl, 18k Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Mixed Metal
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
Mid-20th Century English Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s Thai Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Emerald, Diamond, Coral, Enamel, Gold, 18k Gold
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Indian Emerald Jewelry
Emerald, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Emerald Jewelry
Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Ga...
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Emerald Jewelry
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Silver
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.