Regency Carnelian Roman Seal with an Intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne feed-agegroup-adult King Edward VII and Queen

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

the Goddess taking a sleeping attitude with closed eyes and head down

yet they would work just as well for today's whirl of parties

The Edwardians loved coloured stones and

such a classic hallmark of the period

Regency Carnelian Roman Seal with an Intaglio of the Greek Goddess Daphne feed-agegroup-adult King Edward VII and QueenThis 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