Victorian hand in bronze wax seal pipe tamper

Fall in love with this small bronze Victorian ladies hand wax seal or pipe tamper.  I picked up the original at an antique market and could not put it down.The detailed hand is fashioned with a ring on her fore finger and a decorative cuff depicting a ribbon tied into an ornate bow. The original exquisite solid brass hand was likely an antique pipe tamp stopper, pipe tamper, or wax seal with a blank matrix.  The shiny bronze hand will make a lovely desktop trinket, miniature hand sculpture, ring holder, paper weight, ornament, or collectable/collectible.  - symbolism -Hands were popular symbols during the sentimental Victorian era, made popular by the Queen herself, often symbolic of loyalty, strength, romance, fidelity, generosity, hospitality and stability.The hand is the tool of tools. It represents strength, power and protection.  Historically, the hand has been and continues to be symbolic of greeting and friendship.The ornate bronze hand has been reproduced from an antique late V