Georgian "Bee Hive" Seal Fob solitaire rings and her (Roman) husband was

and her (Roman) husband was Favonius

From a literal

it was also a hope for life after death and used at funerals

the overall effect is rather striking

7mm (length of pin is 4

Georgian "Bee Hive" Seal Fob solitaire rings and her (Roman) husband wasA Georgian era seal fob dating from the early decades of the 19th century, circa 1820. The body is ornately formed with floral and foliate motifs, while the base is set with an intaglio carved carnelian panel depicting a beehive complete with bees buzzing above. While the obvious meaning is related with hard work and industriousness, I do wonder whether there was a more comical double meaning beehive = behave? The art of letter writing was arguably at