בידספיריט | Circa 1795-1820s Group of Eleven

Circa 1795-1820s Group of Eleven Dutch and French Napoleonic Era Wax Seal Impressions - A collection of eleven historical wax seal impressions composed of red and dark brown sealing wax on individual tan card mounts. The group represents a specialized archival reference set primarily focused on the heraldry of the Netherlands during the French period, including the Batavian Republic and the Napoleonic Kingdom of Holland. The collection includes diverse subject matter as follows: - An oval red seal for the French administration of Maastricht featuring a standing figure, with an impressed legend reading REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / DEP DE LA MEUSE INF. - A circular red seal for the Schepenbank (Aldermen's Court) of Thorn, depicting a saint with a shield and the legend SIGILLUM SCABINAT... THORENSIS. - A circular red seal for King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, featuring a crowned coat of arms, dated circa 1808. - A circular red seal for the Agricultural Commission of Amstelland, featuring a crowned shield and the legend AMSTELLAND... COMMISSIE, dated 1800. - A circular red seal for Mheer in Limburg, depicting Saint Lambertus with the legend S: LAMBERTUS... MHEER, dated 1798. - A circular red seal for the Chancery at Constantinople, featuring a crowned coat of arms and the motto Eendracht maakt macht, dated 1806. - A dark brown circular seal for a professional guild or bond in North Brabant featuring a crowned lion shield. - An octagonal red seal for the Imperial Court of The Hague (Cour imperial de la Haye), dated circa 1806. - A circular red seal for the Van Beijeren van Voshol family, featuring a quartered coat of arms with the legend VOSHOL... OSSENDRECHT. - Two heraldic red wax fragments, one identified by a mount inscription as Jan Dijk and bearing the collector mark Coll. v d Brandeler. The mounts feature detailed handwritten notations in Dutch and French documenting the provenance and archival source of each impression, with references to the Rijksarchief in Maastricht and Limburg, as well as the collections of van Dam and van de Brandeler. One mount bears a printed blue stamp reading Lak. Coll: v Dam, t. H. and another bears a black stamped mark for Coll. v d Brandeler. The condition of the wax seals varies across the collection. Several examples show significant age-related cracking and fragmentation, specifically the seals for King Louis Napoleon (photo 4), the Imperial Court (photo 9), and the Van Beijeren van Voshol family (photo 10). The seal for the Schepenbank van Thorn (photo 3) is cracked into multiple pieces but remains held together on the mount. The Jan Dijk seal (photo 11) is a partial fragment. The Amstelland seal (photo 5) is in excellent, intact condition. The tan card mounts show expected light toning, minor edge wear, and occasional foxing consistent with age. One mount (photo 11) has a strip of translucent adhesive tape applied vertically across the seal fragment.