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Bortoletti Saint George Murano glass wax seal
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Bortoletti Saint George Murano glass wax seal is a distinguished Italian-made wax seal featuring a detailed Murano glass cameo framed in hand-finished bronze. Available in Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Black, and Blue, it brings symbolic depth, Venetian artistry, and elegant character to correspondence, invitations, and gift presentation.
Bortoletti Saint George Murano glass wax seal
The Bortoletti Saint George Murano glass wax seal is a refined decorative seal handmade in Italy and inspired by classical and religious iconography. Combining solid bronze with a detailed Murano glass cameo, this elegant piece is designed for customers who appreciate heritage craftsmanship, symbolic desk accessories, and distinctive sealing tools with lasting artistic value.
A decorative wax seal inspired by Saint George
This striking design features Saint George, a timeless symbol of courage, protection, and strength. The cameo brings a sense of character and meaning to the seal, making it especially appealing for customers who want their stationery accessories to carry a stronger symbolic presence. It is both a practical wax seal and a decorative object suited to personal collections and refined writing desks.
Available in five cameo colours
The Saint George wax seal is available in a choice of Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Black, and Blue. This range allows you to choose a finish that complements your stationery, desk accessories, gifting style, or personal taste, while keeping the cameo detail at the centre of the design.
Bronze and Murano glass detail
The seal is crafted in solid bronze and framed by a hand-finished nickel-silver plated bronze frieze that enhances the cameo beautifully. The Murano glass ornament captures and reflects light softly, adding depth and presence to the piece, while the bronze structure brings strength, durability, and a jewellery-like decorative finish.
Venetian artistic craftsmanship
Each cameo is carefully crafted and set by hand using traditional Venetian techniques, while the surrounding decorative frieze is worked exclusively by Bortoletti artisans. This attention to detail gives the Saint George wax seal the feel of a collectible object as well as a functional stationery accessory, making it a meaningful choice for anyone drawn to Venetian decorative arts.
Practical use and sealing performance
To use the seal, melt your sealing wax with an alcohol lamp, spirit burner, or carefully with a kitchen lighter, then press the seal into the poured wax. Allow approximately 20 seconds before lifting to ensure a sharp and detailed impression. Good quality sealing wax should melt smoothly, flow evenly, and remain workable long enough to capture the engraved detail clearly.
Product dimensions and compatibility
This wax seal is made in the standard 22 mm format used across most of the Bortoletti sealing range, making it suitable for sealing envelopes, invitations, certificates, keepsakes, and decorative gift presentation. Its classic size helps create a clear and balanced impression while preserving the decorative quality of the cameo design.
Enhance your wax seal impressions
For an even more decorative finish, the raised details of your wax seal can be highlighted using Bortoletti wax cream, available in pots of gold or silver. This is a simple way to bring out initials, symbols, and engraved details, adding extra contrast and a more luxurious finish to your completed seal.
Bortoletti Italian craftsmanship
Bortoletti is known for Italian-made desk accessories inspired by Venice, decorative metalwork, Murano glass artistry, and traditional craftsmanship. The Saint George wax seal reflects that heritage through its hand-finished bronze construction, symbolic cameo detail, and refined presentation. It is a fine example of a practical stationery accessory elevated by artistic design and cultural significance.
Selected by Calligraphy Arts UK
At Calligraphy Arts UK, we select specialist calligraphy tools, sealing wax accessories, stationery products, and heritage-inspired desk accessories that combine trusted craftsmanship with lasting visual appeal. This Bortoletti Saint George wax seal has been chosen for customers seeking a premium decorative seal with Venetian character, meaningful symbolism, and gift-worthy presentation.
A memorable gift with symbolic character
Beautifully made and rich in traditional meaning, this wax seal makes a thoughtful gift for weddings, anniversaries, stationery lovers, calligraphers, and collectors of Venetian-inspired accessories. Whether used for correspondence or displayed on a writing desk, it brings strength, artistry, and a more distinctive finish to every piece.
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Bortoletti Fonderia Artistica, was founded in 1980, in Venice, by four brothers and their father's passion for sculpture and bronze. Many years of experience has led to a leap in quality that has affected the entire creative process and has seen the emergence of fantastic new products. Their creations are an opportunity for the public to appreciate the relevance of material, which has captivated man for many years. Ideal for gifts but at the same time objects of distinction for the refined collector. All of Bortoletti's creations are made by jewelers and projects are small masterpieces of design. The creative process is completely handmade.
2022-03-11
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Hi Trina,
Thank you for asking. Bortoletti recommends using 90% pure alcohol or denatured alcohol (Methylated spirits) for a stable, odourless flame that does not burn or discolour the wax.
The two best, least expensive fuels for the alcohol lamps are denatured ethanol (ethyl alcohol; grain alcohol), and methanol (methyl alcohol; wood alcohol; methylated spirit); both can be cheaply obtained at hardware stores or home-improvement centers.
What is the alternative to denatured alcohol for alcohol lamp?
Try using >99% isopropyl alcohol. It's the closest in structure and physical properties. Denatured alcohol is mostly ethanol with methanol mixed in so it can be sold for non-food use.
Please note that Calligraphy Arts does not sell this as it requires specialist posting, but it is freely available at many hardware and cosmetic accessory stores.
I hope that helps,
Jane
Hello Irene,
Thanks for asking. To seal a lid on a jar, you need to heat the end of the sealing wax with something like a kitchen lighter and carefully drip the melted wax over the area you want to seal. Then, while the wax is still warm, you can press your stamp.
Here is a video showing one method I found on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA7xeigPKMQ
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