Vintage English 9K & Multi-Stone Regard Acrostic Ring red agate all with closed backs

all with closed backs

natural citrine occurs in Brazil

wrapping the stone with a stylish knot

Dimensions: Ring top is 1/2" wide

which bears the label of D

Vintage English 9K & Multi-Stone Regard Acrostic Ring red agate all with closed backsBelieved to have been created by Marie Antoinette's favorite jewelry designer Jean Baptiste Mellerio, and popular through the Georgian and Victorian eras, acrostic jewelry spelled out secret, hidden messages decoded by the names of the gems used. Among the most popular messages, as seen on this colorful ring, was the word "regard," spelled out with a ruby, an emerald, a garnet, an amethyst, another ruby, and a diamond. During the mid twentieth