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18th Century Georgian Silver Seal
For sale by Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
for sale €222     $241
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18th Century Georgian Silver Seal

18th century
Description

Georgian silver seal, fully marked London 1782 George Gray. Crisp condition.

Seal face 2.2 x 1.9

Height 2.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Georgian Silver Wax Seal to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09135862
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 244 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE GEORGIAN ERA:
London date letter g on the stepped base: 1782.
Maker's punch GG: registered mark of George Grey.
Hand-engraved script monogram cut into the matrix: period intaglio work.
Pierced surmount above a stepped oval base: characteristic late eighteenth-century fob form.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Description
Georgian silver seal, fully marked London 1782 George Gray. Crisp condition.

Seal face 2.2 x 1.9

Height 2.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Georgian Silver Wax Seal to the Georgian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09135862
Dealer's Item DateGeorgian era
Sellingantiques datingGeorgian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 244 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Georgian era:
London date letter g on the stepped base: 1782.
Maker's punch GG: registered mark of George Grey.
Hand-engraved script monogram cut into the matrix: period intaglio work.
Pierced surmount above a stepped oval base: characteristic late eighteenth-century fob form.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1162266
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2020
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An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script.
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Archive I An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script.

18th Century Georgian Silver Seal

Archive II An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script. View II
Archive III An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script. View IV
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script.
18th century Georgian silver seal
Ref: SA1162266
An 18th-century oval silver wax seal matrix featuring a hand-engraved monogram script.
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  • ObjectWax Seals
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSilver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsEngraved monogram, Oval matrix, Script flourish, Raised rim

An 18th century Georgian silver wax seal matrix demonstrates traditional silversmithing techniques from the period. The object displays a polished silver finish, an oval matrix shape with a raised rim, and hand-engraved monogram script details featuring elegant scrollwork flourishes. Fully marked for London 1782 by maker George Gray, the piece measures a compact seal face of 2.2 by 1.9 cm and a height of 2.5 cm. Today, this small antique sits neatly upon an office desk or library writing table as a decorative desk accessory or a functional writing tool for sealing envelopes and documents. The pocket-sized instrument adds a touch of classic heritage to a gentleman's study, where it serves as a tactile connection to historical correspondence practices while remaining ready for everyday modern use.

FAQs

Georgian silver wax seals were essential personal tools during the 18th century, used to secure and authorise correspondence with custom monograms or coats of arms.

These seals were typically cast or hand-wrought from sterling silver and feature hand-engraved matrices crafted with fine copperplate calligraphy or armorial engravings.

Authentic pieces display period hand-engraving marks, contemporary makers marks or hallmarks where stamped, and subtle hand-finishing details characteristic of 18th-century silversmithing.

Small desk seals and fobs can be styled inside a glass dome, placed on a tray atop an office desk, or worn as a unique piece of antique jewellery on a silver chain.

Clean gently using a soft cotton cloth and mild silver polish, taking care not to fill the intricate engraved lines of the matrix with residue.
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