Seal Detail

A fine example of a late 18th century flamboyant Italian steel legal desk seal, the handle of a flat top, octagonal form, tapering to a wide oval matrix, well engraved with a superb depiction of a blindfolded, gowned lady holding sword in one hand and scales in the other, standing on a ground with tree in the distance, with ribbon motto above reading:

DEO ET PROXINO (For God and The Church)

and outer circumscription within a lined border reading:

GEORGIUS. HENRICUS. FUNCKIUS. NOTARIUS. CAESAR: PUBL: IUR

The seal of George Henry Funck, Notary, presented in excellent condition, and worthy of further research.   

Seal Specification

Height:  57mm

Diameter of matrix:  40mmx47mm 

Weight:  86g