Victorian Enamel "Halcyone" Box opal At first glance the different

At first glance the different colour hues aren't so obvious

Stones: Baguette cut diamonds

gold granulation around the garnet

and the carvings inside are especially fine

Victorian Enamel "Halcyone" Box opal At first glance the differentEnamelled silver box dating from the late Victorian period and featuring a woman sitting on a rock in the middle of the sea, her arm outstretch to feed a gannet possibly Halcyone and Ceyx. It's crafted in silver and the enamelling is black and white. According to Greek mythology, Alcyone (aka Halcyon(e) or Alkyne) and her husband, King Ceyx of Trachis, incurred the wrath of Zeus for their romantic hubris. From Wikipedia: "According to Pseudo