Late 18thC French Palais Royale Enamel Ormorlu Desk Wax Seal

Seal Detail

A late 18th century French enamel and ormolu desk seal, the ormolu handle of tapering form with an ornate and asymetrical top, heavily decorated in floral garlands, to a tapering stem with a tall beautifully enamelled band painted intricately with floral branches, to an ormolu lower section and rectangular uncut matrix at base.  

This form of palais royale decoration incorporating painted enamel work is simply exquisite and this can only be French!  What a stunning reflection of the flamboyant times that this seal was created.  The seal is presented in good condition save for some historical scratching to the matrix and wear to the ormolu.

Seal Specification

Height: 90mm

Diameter of matrix:  11mmx8mm 

Weight 9g