Antique Wax Seal Desk Stamp Agate Handle Sterling Silver & Gold Figural Dog & Putti Matrix antique wax seal silver Pontarlier

Pontarlier

Antique French sterling silver wine taster sommelier cup

800/1000 silver

The strap on his officer's giberne features a Gallic rooster (Coq Gaulois) the emblem surmounted by a royal crown as the national symbol of France became an important revolutionary symbol during the July Monarchy (1830-1848)

800 silver (almost sterling)

Antique Wax Seal Desk Stamp Agate Handle Sterling Silver & Gold Figural Dog & Putti Matrix antique wax seal silver PontarlierAntique 19th century sculpted agate wax seal. Perhaps French or Viennese in origin. Large and impressive size. Solid carnelian agate stone handle exhibiting rich color and banding. Surmounted with a heavy base of tested sterling silver embellished with 10K to 12K gold accents. Decorated with finely modeled silver dog heads (greyhound or whippet perhaps) and pairs of putti figures holding beautifully detailed floral garlands made of of sculpted rose