Fireback With The Coat Of Arms Of Duke Leopold Of Lorraine 18th C. (78x79 Cm)

Fireplace plate cast at the beginning of the 18th century, between 1700 and 1729, forming a triptych with six blazons of Duke Leopold of Lorraine (1679-1729), each inscribed in a circle on a cartouche surmounted by a royal crown, in his capacity as royal highness, attributed by Emperor Leopold I of Habsourg in October 1700 and charged with five crosses of Lorraine. Plaque from an old private collection in Loisey. Its weight is 86 kg. Bibliography: - Identical plate: Fireplaces between Meuse and Rhine, Michel Rezette, 2025, to be compared with the plate p. 25, A1-24 (with probably an attribution and dating error) - CARPENTIER H., Plaques de cheminées, Tome premier, F. DE NOBELE, Paris, 1967, p. 409 no 1156. Thank you to Mrs. Christine Chazeau for her research and pugnacity and to Mr. Bouzid-Adler for his recommendations. You can visit our site: www.claudeaugustin.com