Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp
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Antique Rare Beechwood Ecclesiastical Desk Wax Ink Stamp

Seal Detail

An attractive wood desk wax stamp dating to the mid-19th century, the turned handle of spindle form terminating in an integral vessica-shaped cushion and matrix, engraved with a central image of two crosses between which is the inscription reading:

SIG * HYACINTHI * BOUSQUET * PAROCH * ECCLES * SALVATERRAE 

+ AVOD  DEVS  ?OLT(?)

This stamp has proved to be quite a conundrum as it has never been clear to what it relates to, other than a parochial church region.  However, despite its reluctance to give up its history, the fact still remains that the material, the shape and the engraving produce a very beguiling item and one that is sure to offer further frustration!

Seal Specification

Height 115mm

Diameter of matrix  25mmx42mm

Weight 65g