Mark Of Distinction - Griffin selling Passant Wax Seal Necklace - Strength Courage Boldness - antique wax seal charm jewelry gryphon

Wax seal necklace depicting a Griffin passant, denoting strength, courage and boldness. Antique wax seal charm jewelry with gryphon in silver.

Mark Of Distinction
(A Person Set Apart From Others)

The griffin passant is holding in its dexter claw two annulets interlaced. The annulet signifies a mark of selling distinction, denoting a person set apart from others.

The Griffin has a special meaning of strength, courage and boldness.

The mythical Griffin is the most powerful and majestic of all creatures. With the rear body of a lion and the head, wings, forelegs and talons of an eagle, the combination makes the Griffin especially fierce. In heraldry, the legendary Griffin denotes strength, intelligence, courage and leadership.

The antique seal impression used in making this necklace dates back to the mid 1800's, it originates from England.

Note:
* this listing is for one charm with an 18 inch delicate sterling silver chain
* size of charm is about 13x15mm

The wax seal charm necklaces are made by hand in Myrtle Beach, SC by RQP Studio.

The charm is made of fine silver .999 (which is 99.9% pure silver), and a delicate 18" sterling silver chain is included (sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver). Please note that the wax seal charm has been through a oxidization process to give it an antique, vintage patina. The antique seal has been pressed into the silver by hand, and this makes each and every wax seal pendant unique. The wax seal charms are hallmarked on the reverse with the RQP logo stamp and a silver content stamp (.999) to show that the silver content is 99.9% pure silver. The wax seal necklace you will receive is similar to the ones in the pictures.

Helpful hints:
* Some of the images (above) of the wax seal necklaces have been photographed close-up. If you have a hard time imagining the size of the charms, then it can be helpful to physically draw the dimensions of the wax seal charm on a piece of paper.
*You can type in the words "mm to in" into Google's search box, that will give you a quick converter if you prefer the dimensions measured in inches.