S D Monogram Antique French or Bohemian Banded Agate and Silver Sceau, Sealing Wax Seal pearls Either masculine or feminine

Either masculine or feminine

Light surface scuffing

De Sévigné develops a distinctive position on the philosophical disputes of her era

And the artistry is further enhanced by the rigorous attention to the detail in the finished pieces - no roughness

S D Monogram Antique French or Bohemian Banded Agate and Silver Sceau, Sealing Wax Seal pearls Either masculine or feminineFrom my own lifelong collection, and located in a stored crate, a surprise this week of a group of stunning antique French sceau, sealing wax seals and marks like this one, I remember finding it my own initials on the matrix monogram, S D. The handle is elegant banded agate, which is nearly impossible to photograph because it shows so dark, the pale gray lines running through it, and the variation of agate color from caramel to dark chocolate have not