Early Victorian Gold Cased Seal with Citrine Intaglio of the Doves of Pliny feed-gender-unisex ) especially striking in dimly

) especially striking in dimly lit settings

It was made in France in the 1930s

It looks utterly delightful on a tie or lapel

The Edwardians

The most affluent tourists commissioned their own custom micromosaics

Early Victorian Gold Cased Seal with Citrine Intaglio of the Doves of Pliny feed-gender-unisex ) especially striking in dimlyThis pretty early Victorian seal features intricate floral designs and a citrine intaglio of three birds perched on a bird bath. Likely to depict the famous Doves of Pliny. Doves symbolise love, purity, and grace playing on the concept of the Three Graces from mythology, known for their beauty and radiance. The image comes from a Roman floor mosaic discovered in 1737 at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, which in turn is believed to be a copy of a lost