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French Revolutionary Early 19thC Wood & Brass Town Desk Seal
Seal Detail
A good original French wood and brass desk seal, dating to the early 19th century during the Revolutionary period, the handle of turned wood of inverted baluster form tapering to a banded brass collar and oval brass matrix, engraved with the Revolutionary iconography including fasces with phrygian cap on top, surrounded each side by oak branches and plaque below reading:
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
and inscription reading
MUNICIPALITE DE CESTAS :
A seal for the town of Cestas, a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Presented in excellent original condition.
Seal Specification
Height: 80mm
Diameter of matrix: 28mmx34mm
Weight 50g