Bidspirit auction | NL 1747 Heraldic Wax Seal


NL 1747 Heraldic Wax Seal Impression, Wax - This item is a heraldic wax seal impression attributed to Hendrik Adriaan Baar. The object is composed of dark brown wax with a semi-lustrous surface. The obverse features an armorial design. The reverse is irregular and features a secondary, smaller impression of the same armorial design within a deep circular indentation. The seal is mounted in a tan cardstock holder. The holder features multiple handwritten ink inscriptions including the date 1747, the name Hendrik Adriaan Baar on an affixed paper slip, and archival notations including Paey Monarch Van, Arm Gen Bla, and C.Z. 203. This seal is attributed to Hendrik Adriaan Baar, likely a Dutch private individual or official active in the mid-18th century. Diameter: 28 mm Holder Cutout: 31.75 mm.