Bidspirit auction | Sterling Silver Three Stone Pear

Sterling Silver Three Stone Pear Cut Luhlaza Emerald Cocktail Ring - This antique sterling silver cocktail ring features a horizontal three-stone arrangement of pear-cut green gemstones. The gemstones are identified by the accompanying documentation as Luhlaza Emeralds of South African origin. The ring is constructed with a prong-set design, utilizing three prongs for each side stone and five prongs for the center stone, which includes a V-prong protecting the tip of the pear shape. The band is finished with a polished surface. The interior of the shank bears an impressed mark reading 925, indicating sterling silver fineness, alongside a second impressed mark with the characters TGGC. The ring is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the Annabella collection, dated 03/02/2013, identifying this as a limited edition piece, numbered 1 of 42. The documentation specifies a total gemstone weight of 1.83 carats and a metal weight of 1.60 grams. The head of the ring measures approximately 19mm across the three stones. Ring Size: US 7 Weight: 1.60g (metal weight) Head Width: 19mm. The sterling silver setting shows surface wear and minor scuffing to the band consistent with antique jewelry (photo 3). The green gemstones exhibit significant internal inclusions and surface-reaching fissures typical of the species (photos 1 and 2). Visible abrasions are present along some of the facet edges (photo 2).