Congregation Cachet Of The Virgin XVIIIth Century

As often in intaglios and other seals, the appearance of the matrix seems rather coarse and it is only by taking the impression that all the subtlety of the engraving is revealed ... This great seal (45 X 32 X 17 mm ) Carries in reverse the inscription: CONGREG. Santonensis. BVM PURIFICA. Probably a religious congregation dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. His representation in the center, in a mandorla, in majesty, crowned, bearing the child and holding the scepter corroborates this assertion. At the end of my reading, it seemed to me that I met a congregation of this name at the end of the 17th or the beginning of the 18th century in the region of Tours, but I do not find the reference ... Cachet a little corroded on the periphery, traces of Clay in the hollows. More pictures and more objects in our shops in Pau and Biarritz and on our website: galerielhoste.com.