known: Verschoor

 an antique wax seal made of a beautiful cut brazilian agate, with the Dutch coat of arms of

Verschoor

a surname historical also known as: van der Schoer (date 1415), Schoir (date 1515), Ver Schoor, Schoor, Schor, van Schore, van Schorre, van der Schoore, Schoore, van der Schorre, van der Schoor 

with on the shield a blue ball / azure orb / shere / Globus Cruciger, with a golden band and a cross / regalia / cross bottany / Athelstan's cross hanging down, as crest a goat / ram / aries' head

the word "schoor" or "schorre" in Dutch means low land behind a dike near a river or sea, that was reclaimed from the water, related to the english word "shore"

There are many Verschoor family lines and several coat of arms, this coat of arms might have been introduced in 1657 after a marriage of 

Nicolaas / Claes Verschoor van Nisse, Schout-Bij-Nacht under command of Admiraal Michiel de Ruijter

he married in 1657 with Mechteld van Benthem / von Bentheim / van Bentum, one of the Van Benthem's coat of arms is also an orb, but with the cross on top

Nicolaas Verschoor died during The Battle of Stromboli / De Slag bij Stromboli, 

in 1676, whether on the ship the Spieghel or the Eendracht

Nisse, former known as Gerbennesse, is a small village on the island Zuid-Beveland in Zeeland, Holland, on the shores of the river De Zwake, laying protect from the water behind an area of "schorren"

above: Heerlijkheid Nisse / Heerlykheyt van der / Heerlyckheyt van den Nisse

in 1793 Cornelia Wernerina Spijker, Vrouwe van Nisse and Vrouwe in Sinoutskerke en Baarsdorp (1773-1844) married with Jan Hendrik Verschoor (1769-1843), some descendents were  Reinier Jan, Jan Reinier Frans and Caroline Agnita Verschoor van Nisse

geslacht familie Verschoor, wapen: in zilver een omgekeerde blauwe rijksappel, omgord en gekruist van goud / azuren bol hangend met kruis van goud, helmteken een hals en kop van een zilveren ram en goud gehoornd

sold by Delta 98 Den Haag

to a descendent of Verschoor van Nisse in The Netherlands