French Imperial Mahogany Wax Seal with Ormolu Torch Motif and Eagle (Circa 1810-1855)
French Imperial Mahogany Wax Seal with Ormolu Torch Motif and Eagle (Circa 1810-1855)
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Wooden Wax Seal with Ormolu Bronze Torch Motif and Eagle
French Empire or Early Second Empire wax seal - neoclassical formality with imperial symbolism
Crica 1810-1855
Mahogany or rosewood body with gilt bronze mounts (ormolu)
Tapered columnar form with wreathes, torches, and laurel leaves (imperial motifs)
Gilt bronze eagle with spread wings - Napoleonic emblem of authority and victory
Seal plate is worn or plain
Usually on desks of high ranking officials and members of the noblesse d'Empire; often sealed correspondence with wax impressions
Likely produced in Paris; similar one appears in Musee Carnavalet Paris and one sold at Drouot auction in 2023 for 800 Euro
Wooden Wax Seal with Ormolu Bronze Torch Motif and Eagle
French Empire or Early Second Empire wax seal - neoclassical formality with imperial symbolism
Crica 1810-1855
Mahogany or rosewood body with gilt bronze mounts (ormolu)
Tapered columnar form with wreathes, torches, and laurel leaves (imperial motifs)
Gilt bronze eagle with spread wings - Napoleonic emblem of authority and victory
Seal plate is worn or plain
Usually on desks of high ranking officials and members of the noblesse d'Empire; often sealed correspondence with wax impressions
Likely produced in Paris; similar one appears in Musee Carnavalet Paris and one sold at Drouot auction in 2023 for 800 Euro