FIRST EMPIRE MATRIX SEAL: Attractive wooden matrix seal, used for wax seals, dating from the French First Empire era. Matrix made in brass, for the use of a civil servant at the tax revenue office of Lisieux. The monogramme bears the initials PA to a shield beneath a crowned eagle. The height being 6,5 cm, and the matrix seal 2 x 2.2 cm. Showing a black painted number to the wooden head being a former inventory list. VG