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one of the most common types is rings that spell out DEAR or DEAREST (diamond, emerald, amethyst, and ruby + maybe another emerald, sapphire, and topaz or tourmaline)

DEAREST ring, late 19th century(?). The Antique Jewellry Company.

DEAREST ring, mid-19th century. 1stDibs.com.

some English-language sources from the Victorian era say that you're supposed to use the first letter of the gem's name in French specifically, but I've only ever seen these with gems that have near-identical spellings in French and English, so I don't know if people actually stuck to that

ab. 1845 Dress (Italy)

silk taffeta, lace

Peach Pink Dress, 1860-1861, French.

Met Museum.

A French 'Japonisme' Gilt & Patinated Bronze & Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Table By Ferdinand Barbedienne,

The Design attributed to Edouard Lievre, Paris, Circa 1870, the Cloisonné Qing Dynasty, 19th Century,

The rectangular top with turquoise ground elaborately decorated with colorful flora, fauna, feathers and foliate scrolls, set in cloud-form pierced gallery, raised on cluster-column bamboo-style stem adorned with dragons, with further bamboo-style supports and similar base with outscrolled feet, signed F. Barbedienne to base.

35 in. (89 cm.) high, 34 in. (87 cm.), 22 in. (56 cm.) deep.

White silk chiffon dress worn by Elisabeth of Austria, ca. 1870s