S D Monogram Antique French or Bohemian Banded Agate and Silver Sceau, Sealing Wax Seal pearls but it's time to share

but it's time to share

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

Hand carved ivory with an entire constellation of sterling silver stars in pique work

floral garland mounted on a solid old growth European oak surround

Auguste and Clémentine Rouzaud

S D Monogram Antique French or Bohemian Banded Agate and Silver Sceau, Sealing Wax Seal pearls but it's time to shareFrom 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