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Settings

Turquoise and gold necklace | Featuring

irregular, polished turquoise nuggets, this

necklace is interspersed with spherical and

biconical gold spacers.

Late 19th-century memorial brooch |

This silver and turquoise brooch, designed as

a bow suspending a heart and a cross, has a

hair panel to the reverse of the heart.

Gold ring | The simplicity of this ring

highlights the cushion-shaped Persian

turquoise cabochon. The twisted bezel mount

is a backdrop to the smooth, opaque stone.

Vintage earrings | This pair of gold-

mounted turquoise earrings comes from the

British Arts and Crafts movement of the early

20th century.

Art-Nouveau pendant | Made at the end of the 19th

century, this rare gold and Arizona turquoise pendant/

brooch has two side pearls and a suspended oval pearl,

and is inlayed with gold.

Navajo bracelet | This large silver bracelet

set with turquoise from Morenci, Arizona,

USA, is typical of the bold pieces beloved

of the Navajo people.

Size-matched

cabochons

Twisted gold bezel

Open frame

mounting

Side pearl

Gold inlay

Pearl drop

Silver mounting for 88

turquoise cabochons

Biconical

gold spacer

Persian turquoise beads

Gold

suspends

turquoise

drop

Tu r q uoi s e first came

to Europe via Tu rkey,

probably accounting

for its name, which is

French for “ Tu rk i sh”

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