Unusual Georgian wheel with 8 intaglios c1830

Unusual Georgian wheel with 8 intaglios c1830

Code: 9.157

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This is seal was designed to be used with hot wax for sealing letters.

I have made an impression of this seal using hot wax to show that the seal works as intended and also to give a clearer image of the intaglios.

The wax impressions comes in a small plastic case and are included with the seal.

This is a gilt metal wheel which has 7 spokes all with different intaglios and a central purple stone engraved with the intaglio of Truth and a feather.

The rest of the intaglios are:

An image of a bee with the word Silent – be silent

God Gives Us – with a cornucopia

An image of a well with the word Fare – Farewell

An image of a train with the word quick – quick train

An image of two shaking hands and the word Friendship

An image of a butterfly flying over a flower and the word Farewell

An image of a cockerel and the words “While I live I crow”

The seal measures 37mm x 17mm and is in 95% mint condition