Brand New to Forum--Wondering About My Beautiful Pearl Ring

[OSUDebbie]

Hello pearl experts! I have a question and I'm hoping I can tap into your expertise. I now live in the SF Bay area but in 1985 my ex-husband and I lived in Columbus, OH and came to SF to visit. I wanted a pearl ring and after looking all over town, we went to Gump's and bought this beauty. I literally wore it every day until the pandemic hit, and then took it off because of frequent Purell use. You will see from the closeups that this is a well-worn ring, with plenty of "patina". I am attaching a pic of the receipt (my name is different, the address is long gone, and the credit card number expired in 1985, so try not to steal this antiquated identity, LOL) primarily to show that Gump's characterized this as a Biwa pearl. I know that's an attribution that is mostly abused these days, but Gump's was/is a fairly reliable pearl retailer and in 1985, authentic Biwa pearls were still available. There is no other authentication/paperwork that came with it. I also show pics of the 18K hallmark and apologies that the GUMP'S hallmark is blurry, but it's really from Gump's. The pearl is approximately 13 mm in diameter. It's coloring is white; the pink that you may pick up is a reflection of my pink phone. Interestingly, as we were getting a divorce in 2000, my ex bought me a lot of nice jewelry (still don't know what he did, but he must have felt very guilty) and went back to Gump's and bought a very similar ring--button peach pearl, about the same size, very heavy nacre, 4 prongs, no diamonds. It's beautiful too, but Gump's did not call it a Biwa pearl. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance!

 

[ennui]

I'll leave the pearl analysis to those with more expertise, but I do think you should delete the personal information. Err on the side of caution, we don't need the receipt, just the photos of the ring.
It's a pretty ring, I like the claw setting. Are you wearing it again, now that the pandemic has subsided?