Regency Carnelian Roman Seal with an Intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne feed-agegroup-adult The gallery is also beautifully

The gallery is also beautifully designed

yet feels timeless and almost modern

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were the leaders of high society during the late 1800s and early 1900s

such a classic hallmark of the period

but at some point got pierced

Regency Carnelian Roman Seal with an Intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne feed-agegroup-adult The gallery is also beautifullyThis 9ct gold seal has a delicate openwork design, which encases a carnelian intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne. It was made circa 1800 1820. This would be very much a souvenir of the Grand Tour. The carnelian intaglio is Roman and depicts a woman standing with a laurel branch. The subject is the Greek Goddess Daphne (Greek Daphn). In Greek Mythology, the personification of the laurel, a tree whose leaves, formed into garlands, were particularly