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Vintage Brass Thistle Wax Seal Stamp

Vintage Brass Thistle Wax Seal Stamp

Regular price $125.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $125.00 USD
Sale Sold out

A brass desk seal for sealing letters in wax, with a cast thistle for a handle. The leaves climb the shaft to the flower head, and the base carries an engraved monogram cut in reverse. It sits easily in the hand and works as a small desk piece even if you never melt a stick of wax.

Dimensions
3 in. H 0.75 in. diameter
Surface
Brass with a warm gilt tone, finish type not established, light wear to the high points
Primary Material
Brass, non-magnetic yellow metal assessed as brass
Origin
United Kingdom, assessed from the thistle motif
Also Known As
desk seal, seal matrix
Matrix
Round engraved monogram of intertwined initials in a blackletter style, cut in reverse, not transcribed
Construction
Cast, with a solid handle and a hollow seal end

The seal is free of dents and bends. The surface shows light wear to the high points of the leaves and the thistle head, and the matrix face shows wear from use. There are no marks anywhere, so the age and origin are assessed from form and the thistle motif alone. The monogram has not been tested in wax. A length of string is tied around the base and is not part of the piece.

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