An antique lacquer stamp / wax seal stamp. Made in the 19th century, in Holland. The matrix shows a. Bee-hive and the word or name Yver. The whole image, with the ears of corn and a tree on a field, we could not find documented. YVER can be a name, also written as IJVER, an Amsterdam family name. The last 2 pictures here (not included with the sale), show old prints with a bee-hive and Yver. The one with the two cartouches has the name Jacobus de Roy. See Stadsarchief Amsterdam with search: Yver. But no connection found with our matrix’ image. Other ways of writing the name are: Jacobus Johannes / Johannes Jacobs de Roy / Jacome / Jan de Roi / de Roij / Le Roy / de Roeij. The single is of the a emblem of the city theatre Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam – Regentenkamer – Yver. But Yver can also be a word, now written as: ijver, Dutch for diligence. IJverig als een bij = diligent as a bee. The bee-hive is seen as symbol for activity, but also an old Freemasonry / Masonic symbol. We doubt it is a coat of arms, b ut the craftsmanship of the matrix is of high quality and therefor it might be of the. Family Yver, of Amsterdam. Maybe used to stamp their work, pieces of their collection or businessletters. T hey were wellknown for their etchings and prints in the 18th and 19th century. They were also art brokers and dealers. For information on them see: RKD Den Haag / The Institute for Art History, in The Hague. > english pages > collections > Explore > RKD artists > with search: YVER. Height of the stamp: circa 10 cm / circa 3.9 inch. Length of the oval matrix: circa 2,5 cm / circa 1 inch. The last 2 pictures are just illustrative and not included with the sale. Other and Dutch search terms: antique antieke antik sceau wax lacquer seal cachet signet siegel petschaft stamp waxstamp letterstamp letter seal stempel zegel lakstempel lakzegel fob matrix wapen familiewapen, embleem, symbool, blazoen, zinnebeeld, zinne-beeldt boom op een akker met korenaren en een bijenkorf bijekorf met Yver, ets. Etser, graveur, makelaar, kunsthandelaar, consthandelaar, veiling veilinghuis Van der Schley, J. De Winter Amsterdam, collectie Stadsarchief archief Amsterdam > beeldbank > Yver > tekening van een zegel Jaocobus de Roy, embleem Yver in de Regentenkamer – detail van de Stadsschouwburg aan de Keizersgracht 384 en Nederduytze Academie, door yver in liefde bloeyend, Jan / Jean – Pieter / Piere van den Yver IJver. This will be according to the PostNL conditions. If possible with tracking, priority and. PostNL weight category: 0-2kg >500euro. We are: delta 98 den haag. The Hague, The Netherlands, EU. Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Desktop Items\Stamps & Seals”. The seller is “delta98denhaag” and is located in this country: NL. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Material: Wood & metal
- Vintage: Yes
- Featured Refinements: Wax Seal Stamp
