Antique Turquoise

Antique

An antique is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old, although the term is often used loosely to describe any object that is old. An antique is usually an item that is collected or desirable because of its age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human history. Vintage and collectible are used to describe items that are old, but do not meet the 100-year criterion.

Turquoise

Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone for millennia due to its hue.

Turquoise (color)

Turquoise is a cyan color, based on the mineral of the same name.

antique

Adjective

1. Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
2. Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.

Noun

1. In general, anything very old; specifically.

turquoise

Noun

1. A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
2. A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.

Adjective

1. Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
2. Having a pale greenish-blue colour.