Georgian Sea Bean Scent Bottle custom Enamelled silver box dating from

Enamelled silver box dating from the late Victorian period and featuring a woman sitting on a rock in the middle of the sea

and fertility

crafted in platinum

Condition: Excellent

A remarkable antique guard chain necklace with seven intaglio carved carnelian panels depicting notable figures from the ancient world

Georgian Sea Bean Scent Bottle custom Enamelled silver box dating fromSea beans are tropical nuts and seeds from South America or Caribbean. They drop into rivers, travel out to sea, and are carried away by the gulf stream to occasionally wash up on the shores of the British Isles, often years later. The fact they would sometimes sprout into wonderfully exotic tropical trees and plants meant that British folklore considers them to be lucky amulets, particularly for sea traveller, coast dweller and birthing women. The