Wax Seal Necklace Wisdom Learning Bravery - antique wax seal charm jewelry with buy garland wreath by RQP Studio

Wax seal necklace with three interlocking garlands, representing Wisdom, Learning and Bravery - antique wax seal charm jewelry.

This listing is for necklace featuring three garland wreaths, each in the other joined.

The buy words framing this piece reads in French:
L'UNE OU L'AUTRE OU MOURIR
(One or the Other or Die)

Wisdom, Learning, Bravery.

There are three types of leaves depicted in the garlands;
leaves from the olive, laurel and oak.
All of these trees had special symbolic value in the ancient world,
and the three leaf types represents wisdom, learning and bravery.

"Without this, life would be so sad as to not be worth living."

"Three Girlondes oure Colonna did devize,
For her Impresa, each in other join'd;
The first of OLIVE, due unto the wise,
The learned know, the LAUREL greene to bind:
The OKEN was her due above the rest,
Who had deserved in the Battaile the best.
Her meaning was, her mind she would apply,
By due desert, to challenge each, her prize:
Rather choose a thousand times to die,
than not be learned, valiant and wise."
(anno 1622)

Note:
* in order to avoid confusion, please pay special attention to the charm size
* size of charm is approximately 13-14mm in diameter
* this listing is for one charm with a delicate 18" sterling silver chain
* the words are small and all letters may not be fully legible

The antique wax seal used in creating this charm dates back to the beginning of the 1800's France.

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

This wax seal charm is made of fine silver .999 (which is 99.9% pure silver), and a 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.