A BAROQUE ARMORIAL WALL-HANGING
Lot 367Property from a German Lady (lot 367)

A BAROQUE ARMORIAL WALL-HANGING

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

Fermé2 October 2013

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GBP 10,000

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A BAROQUE ARMORIAL WALL-HANGING
FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Embroidered in silver and gold metal threads and silks, with a cardinal cresting centered by an associated coat-of-arms with Latin motto, on a crimson red velvet ground, some losses, repairs and replacements
11 ft. 3 (343 cm.) high x 7 ft. 10 (240 cm.) wide

Formerly Baron von Boeselager, Schloss Heimerzheim near Bonn, Germany and by descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

The Latin motto reads VELARDE QUE LA SIERPE MAT, CON LA YNFANTA SE CASO.