Early Victorian Gold Cased Seal with Citrine Intaglio of the Doves of Pliny feed-gender-unisex A showstopping Edwardian necklace

Early Victorian Gold Cased Seal with Citrine Intaglio of the Doves of Pliny feed-gender-unisex A showstopping Edwardian necklaceThis 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

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