Georgian "Faithful In Adversity" Seal Fob gypsy rings 1844-1914)

1844-1914)

carnelian and bloodstone agates have been regarded as healing stones

375) and 9k gold stamp

was a secret code developed in the 18th and 19th centuries that attached meaning to various flowers and plants

and indeed seal them closed with their own personal intaglio like this one (perhaps a family crest or monogram

Georgian "Faithful In Adversity" Seal Fob gypsy rings 1844-1914)An early 19th century Georgian seal fob with ornately detailed body and a carnelian intaglio set into the base. The intaglio depicts a broken classical column with ivy growing up it; the motto FAITHFUL IN ADVERSITY wraps around the border. The Georgian Regency era, officially 1811 1820, arguably saw the pinnacle of letter writing. The educated upper classes would have been able to write their own letters, and indeed seal them closed with their own