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High-grade emerald, 4.04 ct., table-cut and set into a rectangular women's gold pendant with 19 diam

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
High-grade emerald, 4.04 ct., table-cut and set into a rectangular women's gold pendant with 19 diam
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High-grade emerald, 4.04 ct., table-cut and set into a rectangular women's gold pendant with 19 diamonds. 1-1/2", 4.7 grams total. This is probably the best Atocha emerald we have ever seen in terms of both quality (dark and translucent, officially Grade 1B) and size. According to the certificate, the original gem was 9.05 ct., so more than half was lost in the cutting and faceting. Set in open-backed gold with a wreath of diamonds that extends up the bale, the whole fine jewel is ready for wearing around the neck of the most discerning treasure collector's wife. From the Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida, with Fisher photo-certificate #87A-060 and appraisal for $81,000 from Emeralds International.