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A few weeks ago I discovered Castle in the Air. They sell sealing wax from a Swiss company named Abraxas, which is sampled using the seal depicted in the link below.

 

https://www.castleintheair.biz/shoppe/Galleries/Large/calligraphy/abraxas/wax/43_platinum.jpg

 

I contacted Castle in the Air, who contacted Abraxas, and learned that they do not make this seal. I believe it is most likely based on the eagle symbols from the French Empire, or something inspired by the Roman Empire. Does anyone know of someone selling an eagle seal just like this one?

 

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Josh

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It's not derived from the Eagle on the Great Seal of the United States.

 

The French Imperial Eagle is almost always depicted with its wings much more spread.

 

It's not the Imperial Russian double headed eagle.

 

Looks Roman to me - based on the thick legs and the furled wings.

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Josh,

 

There are some good vintage wax seal sellers on ebay from Germany. A couple thoughts...Start a search for wax seal eagle and another wax seal in German "Petschaft Siegel" I think. Good ebay seller is rotasatoropera and you could write to him and ask if he has seen anything like that.

 

For example I see a Byzantine double headed eagle there now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-BYZANTINE-ARTIFACT-double-headed-eagle-wax-seal-/260819194176?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cba091140

 

Good luck.

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Thank you. I have known about the German Ebay secret. I greatly appreciate the help with identifying the type of eagle.

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