Wax Seals Classification
In this section you can find the list of seals in the collection with their rating
Each seal stamp in the collection is evaluated according to five criteria reflecting both its artistic qualities and its historical interest.
Each criterion receives a score of up to 3 points, for a maximum possible total of 15 points:
Criteria 1: Beauty of the handle - Aesthetic quality, material, and craftsmanship.
Criteria 2: Quality of the engraving - Beauty of the arms, finesse, clarity, and artistic execution.
Criteria 3: Importance of the family - Historical or social significance of the family to whom the seal belonged.
Criteria 4: Quality of available information - Quantity and reliability of information that can be found about the family.
Criteria 5: Rarity of the seal - How frequently similar seals are encountered.
The points obtained for these five criteria are added together to produce a total score of up to 15 points.
This score is then converted into a "Heart Rating", from 1 to 5 hearts.
The heart rating provides a simple visual summary of the overall interest of each seal, combining artistic quality, historical significance, documentation, and rarity.
1 to 5 points = ♥♥♥♥♥
6 to 8 points = ♥♥♥♥♥
9 to 11 points = ♥♥♥♥♥
13 to 14 points = ♥♥♥♥♥
15 points (Max) = ♥♥♥♥♥
Seal lowest score:
Seal highest score:
0
3
per criterion
per criterion
Lowest collection score:
Highest collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
♥♥♥♥♥
The score attributed to each seal stamp, for the purpose of classification within the collection, remains inherently subjective and reflects an individual appreciation.
Seal Ref 251
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
1
2
0
3
Total:
8/15
Note: A seal bought more for its handle than for the seal itself.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 252
Family:
Chateau Latour.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
1
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note: Not familyarms, but nice object with historic links.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 253
Family:
O’Rourke.
Arms showing a crown.
Princely Gaelic origin.
Ireland.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
2
2
3
Total:
12/15
Note: Wonderful engraving of an elaborate coat of arms.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 254
Family:
Belhomme de Franqueville.
Arms on the seal showing a helmet.
Title of Viscount, and styled Count (Courtesy).
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 255
Family:
Doyen.
Arms on the seal not showing crown or hemlet.
Title of Ecuyer.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: A classic handle.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 256
Family:
des Ours.
Arms on the seal showing a noble coronet.
Title to confirm, research needed.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
3
2
Total:
11/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 257
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
1
2
0
2
Total:
7/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 258
Family:
d’Adhemar de Montfalcon et de Panat.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet and mantle.
Title of Baron and Count.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
3
3
2
Total:
13/15
Note: Wonderful engraving of the arms of an important family.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 259
Family:
de Mecquenem.
Arms showing a coronet of count.
Title of Graf (Count) in Germany.
Germany, France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 260
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
1
2
0
1
Total:
5/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 261
Family:
de Buissy.
Arms on the seal showing a noble coronet.
Titles of Ecuyer (Squire) and Chevalier (Knight).
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 262
Family:
Imbert / Frankland.
Arms not showing coronet or helmet.
Title of Baronet (Frankland family).
France,England.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
3
2
Total:
11/15
Note: Interesting but unconfirmed family connection.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 263
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
0
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 264
Family:
de La Condamine / d’Affry de La Monnoye.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count.
Swtizerland, France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 265
Family:
Possibly Millon de Montherlant.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
1
2
1
1
Total:
7/15
Note: Probably the least attractive engraving of the whole collection.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 266
Family:
Boscal de Réals de Mornac.
Arms showing a noble coronet.
Styled Comte de Mornac (Courtesy title).
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
2
2
3
Total:
12/15
Note: The brassard is what boosts the rating of the seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 267
Family:
Possibly de Méjanès.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
1
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 268
Family:
Buller.
Arms on the seal not showing coronet.
Untitled.
England.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 269
Family:
Ruty.
Arms on the seal showing the coronet of count.
Title of Count and Peer of France.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
3
3
2
Total:
9/15
Note: Wonderful engraving of the seal of a general of both an emperor and a king.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 270
Family:
Vera de Aragón.
Arms on the seal showing a noble coronet.
The family had various titles through alliances, including Count, Marquis, Duke, and Prince.
Spain.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
3
3
3
3
Total:
13/15
Note: Complex, rare, and very nice engraving, but unfortunately a missing part in the handle.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 271
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
0
2
Total:
13/15
Note: Uncommon symbols, no family identification.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 272
Family:
von Just.
Arms on the seal showing a crowned helmet.
Title of Freiherr (Baron).
Germany.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 273
Family:
Clermont-Tonnerre.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of duke.
Titles of Count, Marquis , and Duke.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
3
3
2
Total:
13/15
Note: The engraving is superb.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 274
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
0
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 275
Family:
Badáni.
Arms showing a helmet.
Title to be confirmed.
Slovakia.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: An old seal originating from the present day Slovakia.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 276
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
1
2
Total:
9/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 277
Family:
Achard.
Arms on the seal showing a noble coronet.
Title of Count.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: An unusual shape for a little seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 278
Family:
Le Lasseur.
Arms showing a coronet of baron.
Titles of Ecuyer (Squire) and Chevalier (Knight).
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 279
Family:
Elterlein.
Arms on the seal showing a crowned helmet.
Title to confirm (Imperial nobility).
Germany.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 280
Family:
Cioia.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count.
Italy.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note: Nor the handle nor the base are particularly elegant.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 281
Family:
Pócz.
Arms showing a crowned helmet.
Title to confirm (Research needed).
Hungary.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
1
2
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 282
Family:
Montozon.
Arms on the seal showing a noble coronet.
Title of Count.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: The arms are rather appealing.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 283
Family:
Bourguignon.
Arms on the seal shwoing a noble coronet.
Title to determine.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
1
2
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 284
Family:
Alberi.
Arms on the seal showing a noble coronet.
Title to determine.
Italy.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
1
2
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 285
Family:
Alberghini.
Arms on the seal showing an ecclesiastic hat.
Title of Cardinal.
Italy.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 286
Family:
van Ranzow.
Arms on the seal showing a crowned helmet.
Title of Count.
Holland.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note: This seal loses scores due to the unattractive base.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 287
Family:
Castain de Guerin.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Ecuyer (Squire) documented.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
1
2
Total:
9/15
Note: This seal comes from a family that is now extinct.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 288
Family:
Unknown.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
1
1
0
2
Total:
9/15
Note: Interesting globe as the crest. To identify.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 289
Family:
Queen Maria II.
Arms showing the royal crown.
Title of Queen and King (Alliance arms).
Portugal.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
3
3
3
3
3
Total:
15/15
Note: Rare and wonderful seal of a Queen.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 290
Family:
de Kergroas.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Ecuyer.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: Elegant handle in ivory.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 291
Family:
de La Panouse allied with another family.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count (de La Panouse).
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
3
2
2
2
2
Total:
11/15
Note: Beautiful engraving on an elegant seal stamp.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 292
Family:
de La Fitte.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: Old but appealing engraving.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 293
Family:
de Lacger-Complong / de Perrin-Brassac.
Arms on the seal showing a coronet of count.
Title of Baron.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: Quite a bit of research was needed to finally find the couple who owned the seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 294
Family:
Possibly de Besgue or du Temps.
No coronet.
Probably not related to any title.
Possibly France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
1
1
2
Total:
8/15
Note: This seal is interesting because of the presence of Chronos together with the arms.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 295
Family:
Unknown.
Coronet of count.
France or Belgium.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
1
2
Total:
9/15
Note: The arms are common, we can only speculate about the origin.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 296
Family:
Hammes.
Coronet of count.
France (Flanders).
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 297
Family:
Emerson / Arbuthnot.
England.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
3
3
2
3
2
Total:
13/15
Note: Elaborate engraving on a yellow stone. Nice silver base.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 298
Family:
de Gueulluy / de Collemont.
No coronet.
Titles of Viscount, Count, Marquis.
France / France and Belgium.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
1
2
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note: The handle is average, and the engraving could be finer.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 299
Family:
Cognet des Gouttes / de Brosse.
Noble coronet.
Titles of Viscount, Count, Marquis, Dukes.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 300
Family:
Bouhelier.
Arms showing a coronet of count.
Noble title to confirm.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: Arms similar to the Bouhelier family, but could come from another family.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 301
Family:
Possibly Dethier.
No coronet.
Belgium.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
1
1
2
Total:
8/15
Note: The presence of an ermine canton is to be identified.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 302
Family:
Possibly Bicher.
No coronet.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
1
1
2
Total:
7/15
Note: Is the animal on these canting arms a hind or a greyhound, or maybe a horse?
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 303
Family:
de Courtarvel.
Arms showing a noble coronet.
Titles of Viscount, Count, and Marquis.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note: Interestingly, the family arms are surmounted by the Order of Malta in chief.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 304
Family:
Grubb and possibly Adey.
Arms showing only a crest.
Untitled.
Ireland
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
1
1
2
Total:
8/15
Note: A rather recent seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 305
Family:
d'Ornano.
Arms showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count of the Empire.
Corsica, Italia, France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: Unfortunately the base is broken.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 306
Family:
de Courtarvel / Geau de Reverseaux.
Arms showing a noble coronet.
Titles of Chevalier and Marquis.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 307
Family:
du Boisbaudry / de la Croix de Beaurepos.
Arms showing a coronet of Baron.
Titles of Baron and Count.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
2
2
2
Total:
11/15
Note: Beautiful engraving.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 308
Family:
Santa Maria.
Arms showing a coronet of count.
No title documented.
Spain.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
1
1
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 309
Family:
Suardi (or Suardo).
Arms showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count.
Italy.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 310
Family:
Csak von Uray.
Hungary.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
1
1
2
Total:
8/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 311
Family:
Thiroux.
Arms showing a noble coronet.
No title (But some used courtesy titles).
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: Looking at the shape of the shield, the seal could have belonged to a woman.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 312
Family:
Lemaire de Marne.
Arms showing a coronet of count.
Title of Count may be a courtesy title.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
1
2
Total:
9/15
Note: Arms of the husband to be identified.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 313
Family:
Brentano von Comersee.
Arms showing a crowned helmet.
Some branches are Barons, some Counts.
Italy/Germany/Austria.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
1
2
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note: It seems like a quite old seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 314
Family:
Seuberlich.
Arms showing a crowned helmet.
Untitled.
Prussia / Latvia.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
2
2
Total:
9/15
Note: The arms are common, but the identification was possible thanks to the crest.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 315
Family:
Taverne.
Arms showing a helmet.
Title of ecuyer.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note:
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 316
Family:
Le Bret de Flacourt, and Le Bret von Nucourt.
Arms showing a coronet of Marquis.
Title of ecuyer and chevalier.
France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
2
2
2
2
Total:
10/15
Note: The seal possibly belonged to a family member who married a marquis.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 317
Family:
Bodart.
Arms showing a crowned helmet.
Title of ecuyer.
Belgium.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
2
1
2
Total:
8/15
Note: This massive metal seal seems quite old.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 318
Family:
Mancini-Mazarini.
Arms showing a coronet of duke.
Title of Duke of Nevers.
Italy and France.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
2
3
3
3
2
Total:
13/15
Note: Very unique and interesting inscription on the handle of the seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Seal Ref 319
Family:
Bischoff.
Arms showing a helmet.
Untitled.
Germany.
Handle beauty:
Engraving quality:
Family importance:
Information available:
Rarity:
1
2
1
2
2
Total:
8/15
Note: Very unique and interesting inscription on the handle of the seal.
Collection score:
♥♥♥♥♥
Gerry's Collection of Antique Seal Stamps.