Victorian Daphne Intaglio Ring bracelets set over foil

set over foil

whatever you like really

it's beautifully worked featuring fine engraved details and intricate pierced openwork

pale watery blue colour with bright flashes as light catches the back facets - the perfect complement to the warm

when technology allowed them to work metal at higher temperatures

Victorian Daphne Intaglio Ring bracelets set over foilDaphne is the personification of the laurel. A nymph from the ancient Greek pantheon, her name still means 'laurel' in Greek today. She is sometimes said to be the daughter of the River Ladon, sometimes the Thessalian River Peneus. There are two versions of Daphne's myth; both involve creepy and unrequited love. In the first, Apollo's lust was fired by Eros, whom he angered by him deriding his archery practice. Apollo chased Daphne to the mountains