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

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

The Edwardians loved coloured stones and

The gallery is also beautifully designed

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