Centering on one prong set oval brilliant cut aquamarine weighing approximately 9.60 carats and accented to each side with two bead set single cut diamonds weighing approximately .11 total carat (H-I color, SI1-SI2 clarity), unmarked and testing 18KT.

Ring size 6.25

4.3 dwt.

Professional appraisal available for review.

From the estate of Emily Manning , born into poverty in Milledgeville, Georgia, who made her way to Duke University and to Lima, Peru, where she met her husband. From Peru to Peoria, Glasgow to Geneva, they lived a wonderful life before settling down in Asheville, NC.

Aquamarine with eye clean clarity, medium light, very slightly grayish, very slightly greenish blue color, and with good cut.

Good estate condition; aquamarine with tiny nicks to girdle visible under magnification; two of the accent diamonds with chips.

$800 - 1,600