Heraldic Jewel, 4-sided Seals; Steel Forged Of Heart And Engraved Jasper Intaglios

Beautiful object, 18th century, coming from High family, Regency or Louis XV period.
It is a pocket wax seal, steel cage forged of openwork heart, base is a round seal engraved with of “mavelot”, initials difficult to decipher…. This frameing has a stirrup, on which a superb faceted intaglio 3 engraved faces pivots; one decorated with a coat of arms of chivalry, perhaps from Spain, the second: a magnificent cloud pyramid climbed by a serpent and the motto in Spanish: niente e impossible al la virtu, Nothing is impossible for Virtue , the third, a beautiful mavelot under Ducal crown of France.
Research on this stamp may be interesting.
Nothing is ever perfect: the red jasper stamp has cracks, see my magnifying photos, with arrows.
Beautiful seal from 1st half of the 18th century.
Dimensions = 4.6cm and 2.9cm.
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