Dearest bracelet

An  solid 15 carat gold acrostic bracelet, circa 1880. Acrostic jewellery utilised gemstones to convey messages of sentiment using a secret ‘language’. Gemstones ‘spoke’ via their arrangement in jewels, using the first letter of the name of each stone to convey a term of endearment. Here the bracelet is set with gems expressing the term ‘dearest’ : diamond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald, sapphire, topaz. The bracelet is 7.5 inches long and 1/4 of an inch wide. It weighs 17 grams. My jeweller can remove links to accommodate a smaller wrist size. Immaculate.

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