code: 2017-BP

a blacksmith 's piece of art, a wonderful, antique, 16th century wax seal stamp, 

made during the Renaissance period, between 1500-1600

of wrought / forged iron, the iron stamp handle is formed as the flower of 

the Crocus Sativus, protecting the Saffron inside

the stamp has a seal / matrix with a heraldic coat of arms showing:

on the shield a tree in full leaf, possibly eradicated / showing the roots,

as supporters two lions, one lion coming from behind the shield, perhaps in trian aspect, the other lion rampant reguardant with tongue and tail,

as crest a barred helmet and a demi lion rampant with tongue, tail and sword.

 We have not been able to find a coat of arms with a tree in combination with these supporters and a crest like this, 

after concentrating us on the combination of a tree and saffron, we came across

the Swiss village Linn in the kanton of Aargau in the Schrattentahl: it has a single tree as it's coat of arms.

That is the famous ancient Lime tree of Linn, also called the Linner Linde or d'Lende vo Lenn.

The region of Aargau is known for saffron culture / production / harvest from the Crocus Sativus flower.

Saffron was used as medicin during the pandemic plague of the Black Death, during the 14th up into the 19th century.

A saga of the Linn Tree is about the victims died of that plague, who have been burried in a massgrave outside the village and the tree was planted on that spot.

History of the name / Geschichte Ortschaftsname: Linne, 1306 im Habsburger Urbar - 1307 Lind -  1672 Linden, Herrschaft Schenberg 1377 - Kirchgemeinde Elfingen / Evingen > Bozberg 1649

in German: Sage über die Linner Linde. Vor vielen Jahren herrschte in unserem Land eine schreckliche Krankheit, die Pest. Als nun im Dörfchen Linn mehr als die Hälfte der Leute krank wurde und starb, konnte der einzige Fuhrmann nicht mehr alle Leichen nach dem Friedhof führen. Deshalb schaufelte man ausserhalb des Dörfleins ein tiefes Grab und legte alle Toten hinein. Über dieser Stätte pflanzte man eine Linde, und das Bäumlein gedieh zum gewaltigen Baum

height: ca. 7 cm / ca. 2.7 inch

weight: circa 90 gr.

condition: beautiful, perhaps cleaned

other terms: lacquer seal stamp siegel lakstempel sceau petschaft zegelstempel lakzegel familiewapen wapenschild wapen wappen lowe baum helmziel lowe halb schwert ijzer smeedijzer schmiedeeisen Schmied smid district Brugg gemeinde Bozberg Switzerland Schweiz Zwitserland bloem Blume Krokus saffraan Safran pest Pestseuche zwarte dood Linn lime-tree boom lindeboom linde, geslacht wapen boom, helmteken uitkomende leeuw getongd met zwaard, schildhouders rechts een van achter het schild komende gaande omziende leeuw, links een leeuw met omgewende kop

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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

VAT / BTW: the seller is subject to the Dutch/NL, EU sales tax called “Margin Scheme” (in Dutch: “BTW Margeregeling”), the seller’s tax number in The Netherlands, EU is: NL001190378B30