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The Black Collection

The wax seal stamps are regrouped in various sections to easily explore the collection.

Black        Gold        Green        Orange        Masterpieces        Silver/Metal        Wax Cases        White        Wood

This beautiful seal stamp belonged to Joseph Marie d’Albert De Roquevaux. Born in Aubagne in 1764, he was the son of Albert, Lord of Roquevaux, and Elisabeth Rose Daniel, his second wife. He married Marie Geneviève Victoire Charlotte Dévote de Grimaldi in 1781. Joseph Marie d’Albert de Roquevaux concluded his career as Captain of a frigate in 1814 and retired in 1817. The family claims descent from the Alberti family, from which they inherited the arms: Azure, four chains Or, issuing from the angles of the shield and joined at the center by an annulet Argent. The d'Albert de Luynes is a homonymous family.

Blason de Roquevaux
Sceau a cacheter de la famille Albert de Roquevaux. Seal with coat of arms of an earl with a crown.
Count Albert de Roquevaux. Coat of arms with the crown of a count, lions as supporters, chain, and decorations.
Albert de Roquevaux. Beau sceau de famille noble de l'aristocratie Francaise.
Antoine Joseph d'Albert de Roquevaux
Blason Joachim d'Albert de Roquevaux

Dating from the 19th century, this elegant black stamp is made of wood and bronze. It features an alliance coat of arms surmounted by a helmet. What makes this piece particularly interesting to me are the thistles used as supporters. Although this stamp was acquired from France, the thistle is a heraldic symbol of Scotland that has been in use for over 500 years. As Scotland's national flower and emblem, the thistle represents resilience, protection, nobility, and pride, and is a symbol of high honor.

19th century wax seal stamp, coat of arms with thistles as supporters
Coat of arms with thistles as supporters
19th century black wax seal stamp, coat of arms with thistles as supporters

This stamp depicts the arms of the de Bailly and the Tréton de Vaujuas-Langan families. It is difficult to identify the exact owner of a stamp, especially when variations in the coat of arms occured over the generations. The de Bailly arms have not changed, but the Tréton de Vaujuas-Langan arms on this stamp appear with a cinquefoil (five-petaled flower) instead of a wheel. I believe that this stamp belonged to Aimée Pierrette Charlotte de Bailly, the daughter of Charles Gaspard, Marquis of Fresnay. She and her husband probably adopted the cinquefoil instead of the wheel as a mark of cadency. Aimée Pierrette was the wife of Louis, Marquis of Vaujuas-Langan. Louis was the son of Jacques Tréton de Vaujuas and Émilie de Langan du Boisfévrier, whose arms were Sable and charged with a lion. While Louis adopted a quartered coat of arms combining the arms of his parents, Aimée Pierrette Charlotte chose to display the arms of her husband's paternal lineage only. 

Coat of arms of the de Bailly family
Blason famille Treton de Vaujuas-Langan.
Portrait de Charles Gaspard de Bailly (1765-1850)
Arms of the Treton de Vaujuas family
Cachet de Aimee Pierrette Charlotte de Bailly
Seal stamp of Aimee Pierrette Charlotte du Bailly.
Sceau a cire de Aimee Pierrette Charlotte de Bailly
Sceau Treton de Vaujuas-Langan et de Bailly.

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Gerry's Collection of Antique Wax Seal Stamps is a private collection.

The stamps are not for sale, and the purpose of this site is only to share my interest in these objects of the past.

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