first, a half hoop style ring with a central claw set octagonal soudé emerald 4.1 x 3.6mm, flanked by two half pearls and further set with two soudé emeralds, size M, hallmarked, Birmingham, 15ct gold, dated 1871, weight 1.8g; second, a three stone ring with a central oval cabochon garnet flanked by two pearls, size N, unmarked, tested as 15ct gold, weight 1.9g (2) Footnote: A soude emerald, (French for soldered), is an emerald simulant constructed of layers of colourless glass or quartz that are sandwiched together with green cement.