Antique French Carved Deer Antler Wax Seal Desk Stamp, Armorial Intaglio Matrix, de Chaignon Family Coat of Arms banded agate Ivy symbolizes fidelity

Ivy symbolizes fidelity

Antique Belle Epoque era French sterling silver wine taster sommelier cup

Germany and England where he lived and worked as a theatre set designer

active 1800 to 1818 in Paris

Antique French Carved Deer Antler Wax Seal Desk Stamp, Armorial Intaglio Matrix, de Chaignon Family Coat of Arms banded agate Ivy symbolizes fidelityAntique 19th century French wax seal, desk stamp bearing an armorial matrix. Features a handle crafted from deer antler hand carved with the bust of a man. He is portrayed with a mustache and wearing a head cap, the carver used the natural burr texture of the antler to create the illusion of a fur coat collar around his shoulders. Tapering off to a silvered bronze base with armorial matrix. The coat of arms is that of the noble family de Chaignon