Fireback With The Alliance Arms Of Ignace-pascal Lamyc And Marie Bertrand (78x80cm)

Very beautifully made fireback, 20th century proof of a 17th century period plaque, in perfect condition, with the alliance arms of Ignace-Pascal Lamyc * (1673-1749), known as "Mylord", baron of Lardeyrol en Velay and Marie Bertrand (1673-?), married in 1689. The coats of arms are topped with a knight's helm with lambrequins, supported by two langued lions. "Ignace-Pascal Lamyc, nicknamed "Mylord", ennobled by the office of Capitoul of Toulouse, twice became 1st Consul of Puy (1723-1724), Advisor to the King, Receiver of the diocese's taxes (1721) and contributed largely in 1737 to the construction of the chapel of Saint François Régis in the College church. This Ignace-Pascal Lamyc had acquired on October 9, 1731 from Ignace de Montboissier-Beaufort-Canillac Baron de Cusse, Lord of Chassaigne, etc. and from Pierre -Charles his son, at the price of 66,000 pounds the barony of Lardeyrol, one of the eighteen diocesan baronies, but he could not however be admitted to take session in the Estates of Velay, his recent status as ennobled not allowing him to demonstrate the several degrees that were required." (G.Paul) *Or his son Aimé Hilaire Lamyc (1695-?) and Françoise Marguerite Bertrand. Marie Bertrand daughter of Vidal (1631-1694), draper, bourgeois of Puy and consul of this city in 1657, 1663 and 1691 and mother of Aimé-Hilaire cited above. Arms: - Lamyc: Azure, with the golden fleur-de-lys, accompanied in chief by two silver stars and in base with a golden crescent. - Bertrand, younger branch: "Azure, to a pecking silver heron, surmounted by 2 gold torches lit in gules placed in saltire. Its weight is 115 kg. Sources: - Armorial Général de France, 1711, Charles d'Hozier, XIVth volume, Generality of Languedoc, page 488. - The nobleman of Velay and the former diocese of Puy, Gaston de Jourda de Vaux, 1924, volume 1, page 137, branch known as Espaly and volume 3, page 177. - Old Puy, the great pardon of Notre-Dame and the church of Puy from 992 to 1921, Albert Boudon-Lashermes, 1921, page 130,143. - General Armorial of Velay and the enclaves of Auvergne ..., Georges Paul, 1912, page 245. - Modern France, Haute-Loire, Jules Vilain, 1906, volume 1, page 111,744. Thanks to Ms. Christine Chazeau for her research and her pugnacity. You can visit our site: www. claudeaugustin.com