code: 2026-AW*3

a small antique, 18th century bronze pendant fob / wax seal with on the stamp / matrix

joiners' tools: a divider, a try square and a block plane, above that a crown,

probably refering to a joiners' guild, futher inscripted with:

Iohan Christ Topch Mundeman

we only found the name Johan Christoff Mundeman from Rosdorf - in Dutch: Rosdorp, who embarked a VOC ship in 1775.

Topch might be a surname, but here more likely an occupation, the name has roots in Armenian, Turkic and East European languages. It derives from the word topch or topcu, meaning: cannon, artllery, gunsmith or a military-linked surname

- our research was limited and unprofessional, we can not guarantee that our conclusion is correct -

condition: very good, signs of age and handling

height: circa 2.8 cm / circa 1.1 inch

length of the matrix: circa 2,2 cm / circa 0.8 inch

weight: circa 14 gr. 

- other terms: Siegel Petschaft, Schreinergilde Tischlergilde, Anschlagwinkel Blockhobel Kompass, Crone, zegel lakzegel lakstempel zegelstempel, timmermansgereedschap, passer winkelhaak blokschaaf, timmermans gilde, schrijnwerkers gilde-

- see our eBay shop for more antique wax seals -

world wide shipping

- the item will be shipped as a package

- you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU

- according to the PostNL conditions and destinations

- shipment out of the EU will be under Incoterm DAP and HS-code: 9706900060

we are:

delta 98 den haag

The Hague, The Netherlands, EU

registrated at the Chambers of Commerce, The Hague:

Kamer van Koophandel Haaglanden, file 27133335