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Rebus Puzzle "For You I Live" Gold Signet Ring
Rebus Puzzle "For You I Live" Gold Signet Ring

Rebus Puzzle "For You I Live" Gold Signet Ring

Located in Sale, Cheshire

It is reverse carved so that a wax seal can be stamped. The ring is modelled on an original Georgian design, and crafted from recycled 9ct gold.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Signet Rings

Materials

9k Gold

19th Century Ceramic Jar/Vase  With Green Glaze And  Hand Painted Bird Image
19th Century Ceramic Jar/Vase  With Green Glaze And  Hand Painted Bird Image

19th Century Ceramic Jar/Vase With Green Glaze And Hand Painted Bird Image

Located in New York, NY

Easily used as a vase for fresh flowers by placing a glass insert in the mouth. The red wax seal on top was placed there by the Chinese government to allow export of this antique pi...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique Asian Marble Rams
Pair of Antique Asian Marble Rams

Pair of Antique Asian Marble Rams

Located in Cathedral City, CA

The marble is a beige color with dark veining, one Ram has a brown wax seal affixed (which is removable) to its head.

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Pair of Kuang Hsu period Hand Painted Foo Lion vases, China C.1875
Pair of Kuang Hsu period Hand Painted Foo Lion vases, China C.1875

Pair of Kuang Hsu period Hand Painted Foo Lion vases, China C.1875

Located in Houston, TX

These are beautiful decorative pieces that will be quite effective when displayed as their intense colour has a brilliance while the subject matter provides visual interest. The wax ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Rene Lalique Art Deco Caravelle Cachet
Rene Lalique Art Deco Caravelle Cachet

Rene Lalique Art Deco Caravelle Cachet

By René Lalique

Located in London, GB

Cachets were made so you could have your initials cut into the base and then use it to stamp red wax seals for correspondence (fortunately no initials have been used on this piece). ...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Margaret Thatcher Signature
Margaret Thatcher Signature

Margaret Thatcher Signature

Located in Jersey, GB

Her name is printed in capital letters along the top left. A printed wax seal fills the bottom right corner. The edge of the card is decorated with thin lines of red and blue.

Category

20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Margaret Thatcher Autograph on Card
Margaret Thatcher Autograph on Card

Margaret Thatcher Autograph on Card

Located in Jersey, GB

Her name is printed in capital letters along the top left. A printed wax seal fills the bottom right corner. The edge of the card is decorated with thin lines of red and blue.

Category

20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

George III Silver Sealing Wax Holder Double Seal
George III Silver Sealing Wax Holder Double Seal

George III Silver Sealing Wax Holder Double Seal

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

An early George III tubular silver Sealing Wax Holder, pulling apart at the centre, each end with an oval seal terminal, one engraved with initials the other with a coat of arms.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

16th Century Scottish Charter of Sale Document by Henry Eldar, circa 1575
16th Century Scottish Charter of Sale Document by Henry Eldar, circa 1575

16th Century Scottish Charter of Sale Document by Henry Eldar, circa 1575

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The notary is Henry Eldar and he is the writer of the document. Two red wax seals are appended, one possibly being that of Patrick Inglis.

Category

Antique 16th Century Scottish Elizabethan Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Parchment Paper

French Rene Lalique Art Nouveau Double Fleur Glass Cachet
French Rene Lalique Art Nouveau Double Fleur Glass Cachet

French Rene Lalique Art Nouveau Double Fleur Glass Cachet

By René Lalique

Located in London, GB

(Ref: Marcilhac 196b) Cachets were made so you could have your initials cut into the base and then use it to make red wax seals for correspondence (fortunately no initials have been ...

Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details
Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details

Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details

Located in Houston, TX

This piece has so much character, revealed by the stripped finish, which can be waxed, sealed, stained or painted. Measures 79" L x 35.5" W x 30" H.

Category

Early 20th Century French Tables

Materials

Oak

Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details
Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details

Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details

Located in Houston, TX

This piece has so much character, revealed by the stripped finish, which can be waxed, sealed, stained or painted. Measures 78.75" L x 33.3" W x 30" H.

Category

Early 20th Century French Tables

Materials

Oak

Vintage Stripped French Oak Farm Table with Turned Legs
Vintage Stripped French Oak Farm Table with Turned Legs

Vintage Stripped French Oak Farm Table with Turned Legs

Located in Houston, TX

This piece has so much character, revealed by the stripped finish, which can be waxed, sealed, stained or painted. Measures 78.75" L x 31.75" W x 30" H.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Country Farm Tables

Materials

Oak

Portuguese Steel and Gold Signet
Portuguese Steel and Gold Signet

Portuguese Steel and Gold Signet

Located in London, GB

The coat of arms belongs to a nobleman and the carving would have been used to make wax seals for important deeds and letters regarding family affairs.

Category

Early 20th Century Signet Rings

Materials

Gold, Steel

Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details and Beveled Edge Top
Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details and Beveled Edge Top

Stripped Antique French Oak Table with Hand Carved Details and Beveled Edge Top

Located in Houston, TX

This piece has so much character, revealed by the stripped finish, which can be waxed, sealed, stained or painted. Measures 86" L x 34" W x 30" H.

Category

Early 20th Century French Tables

Materials

Oak

Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Hirondelles Cachet
Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Hirondelles Cachet

Art Nouveau Rene Lalique Hirondelles Cachet

By René Lalique

Located in London, GB

Cachets were made so you could have your initials cut into the base and then use it to stamp red wax seals for correspondence (fortunately no initials have been used on this piece).

Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Modern Pair of White Glazed Contemporary Ceramic Garden Seats Handmade
Modern Pair of White Glazed Contemporary Ceramic Garden Seats Handmade

Modern Pair of White Glazed Contemporary Ceramic Garden Seats Handmade

Located in Houston, TX

Perfect for use indoors or out in a garden or placed as seats or tables on a terrace. The red wax seal visible on the glazed surface is an export marking from China where these garde...

Category

2010s Chinese Chinese Export Stools

Materials

Ceramic

French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique 'Teale' Glass Sauterelle Cachet 1913
French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique 'Teale' Glass Sauterelle Cachet 1913

French Art Nouveau Rene Lalique 'Teale' Glass Sauterelle Cachet 1913

By René Lalique

Located in London, GB

Cachets were made so you could have your initials cut into the base and then use it to stamp red wax seals for correspondence (fortunately no initials have been used on this piece).

Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Art Glass

French School Oval Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady, circa 1700-1720
French School Oval Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady, circa 1700-1720

French School Oval Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady, circa 1700-1720

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The sitter is either a Parisian courtesan or perhaps a high-class prostitute and the remains of an old label and red wax seal verso suggests the picture was once part of a noble coll...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A vanitas still life with an elaborate silver vase - Pieter Roestraeten
A vanitas still life with an elaborate silver vase - Pieter Roestraeten

A vanitas still life with an elaborate silver vase - Pieter Roestraeten

Located in Gent, BE

Roestraten” also monogrammed on the red wax seal ‘SPGR’ F. Meijer in cat. Dutch and Flemish Still life paintings bequated by Daisy Linda Ward Ashmolean Museum, Oxford RKD nr 107935 ...

Category

17th Century Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English Regency Sewing or Valuables Box Early 19th Century
English Regency Sewing or Valuables Box Early 19th Century

English Regency Sewing or Valuables Box Early 19th Century

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Howell, a photo of a bearded man, a royal coat of arms wax seal and a tiny embossed envelope with a photo of the Swiss Alpine Tschiemer Hotel in Beliview, Beatenberg.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Boxes

Materials

Brass

Francis Wheatley 18th Century English Oil Painting Entitled “Horses with Riders”
Francis Wheatley 18th Century English Oil Painting Entitled “Horses with Riders”

Francis Wheatley 18th Century English Oil Painting Entitled “Horses with Riders”

By Francis Wheatley

Located in Gallatin, TN

18th Century English Landscape Oil Painting by Acclaimed British Royal Academician Francis Wheatley (1747 – 1801) Entitled “Horses with Riders” Oil on Board Depicts two horses and...

Category

18th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Charles Dickens 1863 Signed Large Paper Document
Charles Dickens 1863 Signed Large Paper Document

Charles Dickens 1863 Signed Large Paper Document

Located in Jersey, GB

The document has been signed by Dickens in bold blue fountain pen at the base, either side of a red wax seal affixed to a small green ribbon. Dickens association with Gads Hill is...

Category

Antique 1860s Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Pair of Carved Chinese Huanghuali Armchairs
Pair of Carved Chinese Huanghuali Armchairs

Pair of Carved Chinese Huanghuali Armchairs

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

The chair contains the “Jian Ding” mark which is a wax seal indicating permission to export these chairs from China.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Nude Bronze Reclining Figure "Lost Wax Method"
Art Deco Nude Bronze Reclining Figure "Lost Wax Method"

Art Deco Nude Bronze Reclining Figure "Lost Wax Method"

Located in Daylesford, Victoria

Art Deco reclining nude bronze, by the “Lost Wax” method, with the Foundry Seal “Cire De Marcu Perdue”.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Revolution, 1794, Two Documents, Revolutionary Surveillance Committee
French Revolution, 1794, Two Documents, Revolutionary Surveillance Committee

French Revolution, 1794, Two Documents, Revolutionary Surveillance Committee

Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR

(Sunday, March 9, 1794) Red wax seal of the Municipality of Sedan: The Republic standing, holding in its right hand a pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap, the right hand resting on ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Georgian Gold and Carnelian Signet Ring Large 19th Century Antique Seal Ring
Georgian Gold and Carnelian Signet Ring Large 19th Century Antique Seal Ring

Georgian Gold and Carnelian Signet Ring Large 19th Century Antique Seal Ring

Located in London, GB

These stones in these types of rings would typically be engraved with a coat of arms or family crest and then pressed into hot wax to seal letters and deeds. Remarkably however, this...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, Gold

Rare Polish Noble Sapphire, Gold and Iron Ring Jastrzębiec Szlachta
Rare Polish Noble Sapphire, Gold and Iron Ring Jastrzębiec Szlachta

Rare Polish Noble Sapphire, Gold and Iron Ring Jastrzębiec Szlachta

Located in London, GB

This carved sapphire intaglio would have been used to make wax seals for important deeds and letters regarding family affairs.

Category

Early 20th Century Polish Art Deco Signet Rings

Materials

Sapphire, 14k Gold, Berlin Iron

Iron & Oak Table
Iron & Oak Table

Iron & Oak Table

Sold|$14,000

Iron & Oak Table

Located in Culver City, CA

an iron riveted industrial element with a new patinated oak top. iron is sealed and waxed. oak top is waxed. table is solid.

Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Iron Console Table
Iron Console Table

Iron Console Table

Located in Culver City, CA

Riveted iron console table sealed with clear wax.

Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Iron Base Coffee Table With Old Walnut Top
Iron Base Coffee Table With Old Walnut Top

Iron Base Coffee Table With Old Walnut Top

Located in Culver City, CA

Waxed and sealed new iron base coffee table with 18th century Spanish walnut top.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top
Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top

Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top

Located in Culver City, CA

Rustic wood top coffee table with rusted iron base that has been waxed and sealed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top
Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top

Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top

Located in Culver City, CA

Rustic wood top coffee table with rusted iron base that has been waxed and sealed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Large Riveted Iron Table
Large Riveted Iron Table

Large Riveted Iron Table

Located in Culver City, CA

A large metal industrial dining table with excellent patina. polished and sealed with clear wax.

Category

20th Century Belgian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top
Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top

Iron Based Coffee Table with Rustic Wood Top

Located in Culver City, CA

Coffee table with a rustic wood top on a rusted iron base that has been sealed and waxed.

Category

20th Century Belgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Walnut and Iron Console Table
Walnut and Iron Console Table

Walnut and Iron Console Table

Located in Culver City, CA

Console table made of an 18th century Spanish walnut top on a new rusted iron base sealed with wax.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Large French Farmhouse Sideboard in Raw Wood
Large French Farmhouse Sideboard in Raw Wood

Large French Farmhouse Sideboard in Raw Wood

Located in Wolverhampton, GB

A stunning large French antique oak Farmhouse sideboard, sanded down to raw wood and sealed with wax. All cupboards doors and drawers open well and it is in lovely condition, with on...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Oak

3-Piece Concrete Top Dining Table
3-Piece Concrete Top Dining Table

3-Piece Concrete Top Dining Table

Located in New York, NY

132' L Custom 3-Piece Concrete Top Dining Table on Powdercoated Iron Alexander Base/Top Stained Antique Amber with Acid Etching and Sealed and Waxed 132" L x 48" W x 30" H Custom S...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Dining Room Tables

Pair Iron Consoles
Pair Iron Consoles

Pair Iron Consoles

Located in Culver City, CA

Traces of paint to the metal. Metal is sealed and clear-waxed.

Category

20th Century Belgian Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair 19c French Empire Iron Consoles
Pair 19c French Empire Iron Consoles

Pair 19c French Empire Iron Consoles

Located in Culver City, CA

Consoles stand freely, although may be attached to a wall by solid iron bar across back. Finish is sealed with clear wax. Price is for the pair.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Vintage Gold Envelope Charm
Vintage Gold Envelope Charm

Vintage Gold Envelope Charm

Located in Sale, Cheshire

It features enamelled seal wax on the flap, which opens to reveal a small compartment space within.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Pendant Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold

Solid Iron Riveted Cabinet on Wheels
Solid Iron Riveted Cabinet on Wheels

Solid Iron Riveted Cabinet on Wheels

Located in Culver City, CA

a well-constructed metal storage cabinet with wheels. made of thick-gauged metal sheeting and joined with plenty of rivets. decorative and functional touches include side handles and...

Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Cabinets

Marble Top Console in Dove Grey
Marble Top Console in Dove Grey

Marble Top Console in Dove Grey

Located in Charlottesville, VA

The body of the console is finished in a recent custom dove grey finish and sealed with patinating waxes.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Console Tables

Rosewood portable writing desk
Rosewood portable writing desk

Rosewood portable writing desk

Located in New Orleans, LA

The keyed box lock opens to reveal a felt covered, slanted writing surface with fitted compartments for inkwells, pens, seals, and wax. The box measures 19 3/4" wide, 10" deep, and ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Boxes

Materials

Brass

A Fine Pair of Directoire Fauteuils - Stamped Sene
A Fine Pair of Directoire Fauteuils - Stamped Sene

A Fine Pair of Directoire Fauteuils - Stamped Sene

Located in New York, NY

Each stamped C. SENE, one with a red wax royal seal and each with a crowned paper label numbered A 842/1 and A 842/5 from the inventory at St.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs

Primitive Pine Boot Bench
Primitive Pine Boot Bench

Primitive Pine Boot Bench

Located in Madison, WI

Primitive pine boot bench in as-found paint colors sealed with wax to soften edges and wear in the wood.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Wood

Victorian Carnelian Family Crest Intaglio Ring
Victorian Carnelian Family Crest Intaglio Ring

Victorian Carnelian Family Crest Intaglio Ring

Located in Narberth, PA

A signet ring can be represented with an intaglio, which is created by carving below the surface of a stone or by a simple smooth seal. Its purpose would have been to seal the wax of...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Carnelian, 14k Gold

450 AD Silver + 22k Roman Signet Ring
450 AD Silver + 22k Roman Signet Ring

450 AD Silver + 22k Roman Signet Ring

Located in Narberth, PA

Its purpose would have been to sign and seal the wax of a letter or note. The bezel is engraved with the bust of a bearded man facing left and holding a hammer and tongs, with an anv...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Signet Rings

Materials

22k Gold, Silver

Vista Alegre Porcelain Chess Set
Vista Alegre Porcelain Chess Set

Vista Alegre Porcelain Chess Set

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

They are weighted with lead shot sealed with wax. The set is in excellent condition.

Category

20th Century Portuguese Games

TIFFANY & Co Edwardian 14kt Family Crest Signet Ring
TIFFANY & Co Edwardian 14kt Family Crest Signet Ring

TIFFANY & Co Edwardian 14kt Family Crest Signet Ring

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Narberth, PA

A signet ring can be represented with an intaglio, which is created by carving below the surface of a stone, or by a simple smooth seal. Its purpose would have been to seal the wax o...

Category

Vintage 1910s Edwardian Signet Rings

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique 17th Century Engraved Silver Heraldic Coat of Arms Intaglio Signet Ring
Antique 17th Century Engraved Silver Heraldic Coat of Arms Intaglio Signet Ring

Antique 17th Century Engraved Silver Heraldic Coat of Arms Intaglio Signet Ring

Located in London, GB

UK ring size P, US size 7.5, 6.08g silver, octagonal bezel measures 14mm x 13mm A seal or signet ring was used to apply the wearer's personal mark to the sealing wax on a document.

Category

Antique Late 17th Century European Stuart Signet Rings

Materials

Silver

Vintage Industrial English Country House WorkTable Workbench Pine Kitchen Island
Vintage Industrial English Country House WorkTable Workbench Pine Kitchen Island

Vintage Industrial English Country House WorkTable Workbench Pine Kitchen Island

Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs

Painted in Farrow and Ball's Pitch Black Eggshell and lightly waxed to seal. It is a double sided unit which makes for a very rare and unique opportunity to own a true statement cen...

Category

Vintage 1940s English Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Pine

Victorian French Citrine "Firm of Purpose" Intaglio Signet Ring
Victorian French Citrine "Firm of Purpose" Intaglio Signet Ring

Victorian French Citrine "Firm of Purpose" Intaglio Signet Ring

Located in Narberth, PA

Its purpose would have been to sign and seal the wax of a letter or note. A stunning and unusual intaglio signet ring from the Victorian (ca1880) era!

Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Citrine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Multi Stone Gold Ten Fob Bracelet
Victorian Multi Stone Gold Ten Fob Bracelet

Victorian Multi Stone Gold Ten Fob Bracelet

Located in Narberth, PA

The fob would have been used to seal the wax of a letter or note. A very impressive multi fob bracelet from the Victorian (circa 1880) era!

Category

Antique 1880s Victorian Charm Bracelets

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, Citrine, 15k Gold, 9k Gold

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Find many varieties of an authentic wax seal available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and paper, every wax seal was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a wax seal — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right wax seal, those designed in Neoclassical, Art Nouveau and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wax seal over the years, but those crafted by Bezalel Art School, F. Barbedienne Foundry and Georg Jensen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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Prices for a wax seal start at $109 and top out at $85,000 with the average selling for $1,200.