A substantial 3-carat Russian emerald, IGI-confirmed as Ural in origin — the small, storied source that gives this stone its identity. The color is a lively green carrying the faint bluish, slightly cool cast that Ural material is prized for, the character that sets it apart from the warmer, yellower greens of Colombian or Zambian emerald. Its garden of natural inclusions doesn't dull it — instead the fine silk scatters light so the stone seems to glow softly from within rather than sit flat and dark. Like nearly all emeralds it shows indications of clarity enhancement, the standard, widely accepted treatment for the species. For a collector drawn to provenance, a 3-carat Ural emerald with true bluish-green character is a genuinely uncommon thing to hold.
