Bidspirit auction | Mounted Gothic Style Monastic Wax

Mounted Gothic Style Monastic Wax Seal Impression of the Convent of the Savior - This item is a mounted red wax seal impression featuring a religious motif of the Madonna and Child. The Virgin Mary is depicted crowned and enthroned beneath a formal triple-arched Gothic architectural canopy, holding the Christ child on her left lap and a fleur-de-lis scepter in her right hand. The seal is circular with a border containing a literal transcription in Gothic script reading SIGILLVM CONVENTVS SALVATORIS VALLIS, identifying it as the seal of the Convent of the Savior. The impression is mounted on an off-white card stock featuring several handwritten ink annotations in Dutch and Latin. These notes identify the subject as a Gothic style monastery seal from Drenthe, Netherlands, and include the abbreviation ontv. v. Larch. Assen., indicating the piece was received from the State Archives in Assen. This object is a historical reference cast, likely produced in the late 19th or early 20th century from a medieval matrix for archival or study purposes. Seal Diameter: 1.5 inches Mounting Card: 3.25 x 3 inches.