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Bortoletti cameo Murano glass wax seal – woman’s face
Bortoletti cameo Murano glass wax seal – woman’s face is a beautifully decorative Italian-made wax seal featuring a finely detailed Murano glass paste cameo set within hand-finished bronze. Available in Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Black, and Blue, it brings Venetian artistry, romantic character, and elegant distinction to correspondence, invitations, and gift presentation.
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Bortoletti cameo Murano glass wax seal – woman’s face
The Bortoletti cameo Murano glass wax seal – woman’s face is a refined decorative seal handmade in Italy and inspired by the artistic heritage of Venice. Combining solid bronze with a finely detailed Murano glass paste cameo, this elegant piece is designed for customers who appreciate romantic desk accessories, heritage craftsmanship, and distinctive sealing tools with strong visual character.
A decorative wax seal inspired by Venetian artistry
This striking design centres on a graceful woman’s face cameo, recalling the elegance of classical jewellery and the refined decorative traditions associated with Venice. The cameo captures light softly, giving the piece depth, warmth, and a distinctly romantic quality. It is both a practical sealing tool and a small decorative object in its own right, ideal for customers who value artistic detail in everyday stationery accessories.
Available in five cameo colours
The cameo wax seal is available in a choice of Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Black, and Blue. This selection allows you to choose a finish that complements your stationery, desk accessories, gift preferences, or wedding styling, while keeping the elegant cameo detail as the centrepiece of the design.
Bronze and Murano glass detail
The seal is crafted in solid bronze and finished with a hand-worked nickel-silver plated bronze frieze that frames the Murano glass paste cameo beautifully. This careful combination of materials gives the seal both durability and decorative appeal, blending traditional metalwork with the soft luminosity of Venetian glass.
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 achieve a crisp 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 traditional wax sealing on envelopes, invitations, certificates, keepsakes, and decorative gift presentation. Its classic size produces a clear and balanced impression while maintaining the refined look of the overall 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. This cameo wax seal reflects that heritage through its hand-finished bronze construction, elegant glass detail, and jewellery-like presentation. It is a fine example of a functional stationery accessory elevated by artistic design.
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 cameo wax seal has been chosen for customers seeking a premium decorative seal with Venetian character, romantic styling, and gift-worthy appeal.
A memorable gift with romantic character
Beautifully made and rich in decorative detail, this cameo 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 elegance, artistry, and a more personal finish to every piece.
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About Bortoletti
Bortoletti is renowned for beautifully made writing and sealing accessories inspired by Venetian artistry and traditional Italian craftsmanship. Blending decorative design with practical function, the collection brings together pens, inks, desk accessories, and wax seal tools that add refinement, personality, and pleasure to the art of correspondence.
Made for fine correspondence
Whether you are writing a letter, preparing invitations, styling place cards, or adding a finishing touch to a thoughtful gift, Bortoletti products help turn everyday writing into something more memorable. Rich materials, elegant detailing, and a distinctive heritage feel make this brand especially appealing to those who love the ritual of pen, ink, and seal.
Elegant tools and seals
Our Bortoletti range includes beautifully crafted pens, bottled inks, letter openers, desk pieces, and sealing accessories that bring charm and occasion to the written word. These are products chosen not only for their appearance, but also for the way they help create a polished and expressive result.
Chosen by Calligraphy Arts UK
At Calligraphy Arts UK, we choose Bortoletti for its combination of craftsmanship, heritage style, and creative appeal. It is a brand that suits calligraphers, stationery lovers, and thoughtful gift buyers looking for writing and sealing accessories with lasting beauty and a true sense of occasion.
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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