Antique French Bronze Multiple Wax Seal Set, Multi Various Stamps

Antique French Napoleon III era bronze wax seal set. Richly decorated with a motif of stylized foliage, flowers and rocailles. The top of the handle pulls out to expose a hidden drawer. Containing 6 changeable matrices or wax seal tiles. Each of the tiles is double-sided, giving you a choice of twelve different images and phrases to choose from. A rare find to your wax seal collection or to make wax seal jewelry and pendants. In good antique overall condition with general wear and discoloration to the metal commensurate with age and use. The wax seal measures 2 3/8" length. The matrix tiles measure 5/16" x 3/8" and include the following: An image of an envelope with the phrase "Allez heureuse" / "Go happy". A depiction of a cliff side battered by a tempestuous storm with the phrase, Calm au sein des orages / Calm in the midst of the storm. A reminder to stay calm even when life gets rocky. A pictorial of a formidable dog, a bulldog breed perhaps, with the motto 'Ami fidele, Ennemi im