Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Amethyst, Ruby, Diamond. REGARD.

Acrostic jewelry is jewelry set with gemstones that spell out a message. Each gemstone represents a letter--the first letter of their name--and they were used like a sparkly alphabet to create messages of love and romance in jewelry. For example, popular gemstones such as diamond would serve as a D, rubies as an R, emeralds as an E, and so on. So if you wanted to spell out "dear," you'd create a piece of gemstone jewelry that featured a diamond, an emerald, an amethyst, and a ruby, in that order. Believed to have been created in 18th century Paris by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio, jeweler to Empress Josephine and Marie Antoinette, acrostic jewelry soon became a hit in nearby England. Those Victorians, they had all the cool sentimental jewelry--acrostic gemstone jewelry as well as jet mourning jewelry, hair jewelry, friendship bracelets, and lockets. They were also all about romance, secrecy, amusements, hidden meanings, games of the heart

English circa 1830 Current size L (U.S. 5 1/2) Set in 15ct Gold (acid tested)

Layaway options available

Condition is Fantastic !