François I, king of France

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  1. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    Hi with new discovery, Owned by my friend, Any comments if you please.

    Thanks again,

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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I would have said a wax seal stamp but the lettering is wrong way round .

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  3. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

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  4. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Dave means it is in shape of a wax seal, but the lettering should have to be in mirror for imprinting the right way:)
     
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Because it would only be the correct way when stamped into the seal.
    The stamp should show a mirror image.
     
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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    If it were a real wax seal stamp the image would be this way.

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  7. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    yes but the main job of a seal was to seal up a document, then poured hot wax and then pushed this seal into the hot wax.
     
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  8. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    Yes i understand
     
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  9. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    I think my friend gave me those pictures just to show me the writing in a right way
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    The only job of the seal was to identify the sender....
     
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  11. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    Yes is the correct reading of the seal, i just have error Photography
     

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  12. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    like a signature for identify and authenticate the sender (the king)
     
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  13. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    :eek:Do you really think this is François the first own seal??:wideyed::hilarious:;)
     
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  14. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    Why not
     

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  15. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Because this seal is not from 16th century.....
    :angelic:
     
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  16. abdel

    abdel Well-Known Member

    How did you detect that
     
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  17. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Francis I (12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547)
    Where has it been for the last 470 years ?
     
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  18. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Well, maybe it's me but I see the profile of a bearded man with a helmet almost Roman looking but then I can't really see it very well. The eagle claw seems to be a popular wax seal.

    Anyway....I know nothing about the subject but I did find this showing what's said to be the seal of Francois I of France. At least one of them.

    https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-seal-of-francois-i-of-france-ken-welsh.html
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  19. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I have the seal of William I (William the Conqueror) kicking around in one of my kitchen drawers, it just happened to turn up after 930 years, how cool is that.!
     
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  20. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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    Charles Quint told me...:smuggrin::bookworm::bookworm::bookworm::bookworm:
     
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