A seal... but for what purpose?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I found this in a small group belonging to a German Legionnaire... it is a round box, blue with gold trimming, and inside a seal... is it some kind of gift? what seal could it be?

 

Thanks

Chris

[Trooper_D]

When one commissions a jeweller to make a signet- or seal-ring, along with the finished item one is typically given an impression in sealing wax to show that the finished ring produces the desired heraldic device. This is one of those. It looks like the kind of coat of arms that a noble family might bear. Was your legionnaire a 'von'?

 

Edited to add: the dimensions of the impression would help determine whether it was produced by a ring. What are they, please?

Edited June 5, 2021 by Trooper_D

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi, about 15 by 18mm...

 

Nope, no von anywhere near him ?

 

The other part is a little lid, was initially sealed with the gold paper. I was wondering if it was maybe a "von2 who gave them as gifts?

 

And is it a German or French style of symbol?

[Trooper_D]

2 hours ago, Chris Boonzaier said:

Hi, about 15 by 18mm... 

 

... which would be absolutely right for a ring.

 

So he wasn't the graf's younger son who ran away for some adventure, then

 

I wouldn't read too much into the box in which the sealing wax impression was housed as this is the kind of thing I would expect the aforementioned jeweller to present it in to the new owner of the ring. There is no reason why the impression may have been given as a keepsake, though.

 

I think that the mystery remains unresolved, although identifying the coat of arms would be a step forward, perhaps.

Edited June 5, 2021 by Trooper_D

[Bayern]

Hello Gents , the Coat of Arms looks German and Eichhorn  is a possible Name