antique Wax Seal Stamp, coat of arms / familiewapen Kist, man in coffin & ravens

Description

code: 2021-BB
antique, 19th Century, turned wood / treen and bronze / brass
wax seal stamp
, with the coat of arms of the Dutch family with surname
Kist
or van der Kist / vander Kist
descending from Joost Cornelisz Kist, born in 1618 in Delft,
he went before 1642 to Leiden, where he was a grain merchant, baker and master baker, he became master of the bakers guild in Leiden, after he
demanded the guild that they should allow bakers to sell bread on the doorsteps of households, they did not want to allow it, but he convinced them by showing documents that it already was allowed in Amsterdam.... He was married to Francis Fox, he died in 1678.
The Dutch word KIST means: chest - coffin - casket - box - crate
Why does his coat of arms show a living man in a coffin? It might be because one of his ancestors was a
kistemaker
= coffin maker, Kistemaker is also a dutch sur name
The raven as a symbol: d
espite his rather dark association, the raven has been a symbol of much finer attributes in various cultures across the world.
Raven is widely believed to be a
harbinger of cosmic secrets
and a bearer of
magical forces
. It is regarded as a divine messenger that reveals omens and foretells the future. It is a keeper as well as a communicator of deep mysteries. The Raven is symbolic of powerful wisdom, vast knowledge, great mental clarity and high energy. The Native American holy men invoked the Raven to get clearer visions and called upon it for opinion and advice. It is a magical symbol in the Native American mythology that says that a raven created the Earth by dropping stones in the sea and making islands. Southwestern tribes like the Navajo, Hopi and Zuni considered the raven to be a bringer of light and bird of creation that brought sunlight to the humans.
The ancient
Greek and Roman
cultures believed the raven to be a
solar animal
(despite its color). They affiliate it with Apollo as well as Athena, deities associated with the sun, light, and wisdom. The
African cultures
revere the raven as a
guide
. In the
Chinese and the Japanese
cultures, it is a
messenger of the gods
and also represents the sun.
In the
Norse mythology
,
raven symbolizes the mind and intelligence
. Legends of the Norse God Odin (also called the Raven God) depict two ravens, Hugin and Mugin accompanying Him. Hugin is representative of the power of thinking and active pursuit of knowledge/information. Meanwhile, Mugin is symbolic of the intuitive ability of the mind.
With the stamp come 2 envelopes addressed to Miss / Mejuffrouw A. E. Kist on board of the S.S. Tabanan, Rotterdamse Lloyd, Ceylon - Colombo and at M. Grand d'Hauteville, Villa Bella Vista, Verwey, Suisse / Switserland, both sent by a Kist from the Van den Eyndestraat 15, Den Haag (= The Hague / La Haye), probably sending Miss A. money (see bank exchange note inside)
on the matrix we see a
coat of arms with per fess:
in gold 3 black ravens,
in silver a man sitting up-right in a black coffin,
as crest a flight with a raven
condition:
complete, slight
signs of age and use, no cracks, some ink stains on the wood,
the wooden handle is slightly crooked turned, giving it special charm, showing that the craftsman probably had an off-day.... (see last picture)
length: circa 10 cm. / ca. 3.9 inch - weigth: 45 gr.
the 5th and 6th pictures is only illustrative and not included with this sale,
a piece of blue wax does come with it.
general search terms: wax, lacquer, sceau, signet, cachet, seal, stamp, stempel, wasstempel, lakstempel, petschaft, siegel, wappen, zegel, stempel, zegelstempel, familiewapen familiezegel, familie geslacht Kist, wapen schild doorsneden, in goud drie zwarte raven, in zilver een naakte man zittende in een zwarte kist doodskist met, getraliede helm, helmteken een gouden vlucht met een raaf
other marriages / related family names are: Gillisz, van Hamme, van Goutsluys, van Aecken, van Tongeren, van Trist / familie familienaam Kist Delft, Leiden, Den Haag
please see our other listings for many more wax seals - our shop category: Antique Seals
world wide shipping:
- you will be ordering registrated shipment from The Netherlands, EU
- this will be according to the conditions of the shipping provider
- if possible with tracking, priority and
insurance offered by the shipping provider for loss during shipment
- the shippingcosts differ per country
- combined shipment goes per weight and size of the package
we are: delta 98 den haag
The Hague, The Netherlands, EU
registrated at:
Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335