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I was looking at the Paraiba International website today and I saw a Paraiba tourmaline that totally reminded me (in color) of one that my grandparents bought in a ring in Brazil in the 1970s from H. Stern (I actually have the original receipt). It's 18k white gold with a sparse halo of single cut diamonds. I love this ring. My grandmother gave it to me almost 15 years ago. I wonder if it might be related to Paraiba tourmaline, or...if it might actually be early (before it was named) Paraiba. It's definitely green, but it can look bluish, yellowish or both.
Eight years ago, my husband and I bought another (bluish green) vintage (older than the definitely Brazilian one) tourmaline ring at an antique show. It's also 18k (yellow shank and unplated white basket), with a little diamond on each side. I took both of them out today and snapped some pictures. I love both of these rings.
By the way, this is the stone I saw that reminded me of the color of my Brazilian tourmaline ring:
http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=4637
Eight years ago, my husband and I bought another (bluish green) vintage (older than the definitely Brazilian one) tourmaline ring at an antique show. It's also 18k (yellow shank and unplated white basket), with a little diamond on each side. I took both of them out today and snapped some pictures. I love both of these rings.
By the way, this is the stone I saw that reminded me of the color of my Brazilian tourmaline ring:
http://www.paraibainternational.com/product_info.php?product=4637