Wallace Chan ’Vividity’ brooch, with a rare elbaite tourmaline in the centre.

In this portrait of Empress Dowager Tz’u Hsi, it appears that a large pink tourmaline, along with a number of pearls, adorns her headdress. Image: Chinese School/Bridgeman Art Library/Getty

Hemmerle often incorporates large, vivid colored pink tourmalines and rubellites in their jewelry. These rubellite and pink sapphire earrings are a fine example of the prized pink stones.

An oval rubellite is accented by blue and violet sapphires and oval rubies in this ring by Verdura.

A Robert Procop ring featuring a 31.74-carat rubellite surrounded by a melange of pavé diamonds, pink sapphires and rubies. (Betteridge).

Panthère de Cartier Bracelet set with a rubellite, pink sapphires, diamonds and onyx. 

Dorota Rubellite & Keshi Pearl Drop Earrings (Betteridge).

Bulgari Costa Smeralda Necklace, set with rubellites, peridots, garnets, diamonds.

Taffin Pink Tourmaline & Diamond Earrings.

Chopard Rubellite & Diamond ‘Byzantine’ Necklace.

Irene Neuwirth Pink Tourmaline Bracelet.

Pink Tourmaline, Cognac Diamond & Gold Ear Pendants by Nicholas Varney, New York, 2013.

Buccellati Dream Cuff Bracelet in white and yellow gold with tourmaline and diamonds.

Van Cleef & Arpels Lady’s Cocktail Ring set with diamonds, carved rubellite and turquoise.

Tiffany & Co. Rubellite & Diamond Olive Leaf Earrings.

(Source Jewelsdujour - image courtesy of J.L. White)