Fireplace Plaque Bearing The Coat Of Arms Of Marie De La Tourette De Ginestous De Saint-cierge (109x80 Cm)

A scalloped fireplace plaque with richly sculpted decoration, from the 19th century, a re-edition of a plaque dating from the end of the 17th century or the first quarter of the 18th century, bearing the arms of Marie de la Tourette de Ginestous de Saint-Cierge, 1660-1725, daughter of Gabriel, Antoine de la Tourette de Ginestous(x) de Saint-Cierge, ?-1669, camp master of a cavalry regiment married in 1655 to Madeleine d'Hostun de la Baume, Lady of La Goudumière (La Côte-Saint-André en Viennois) and of La Forteresse, 1605-1674. Married in 1681 to Claude-Ferdinand de Brun, 1649-1714, Baron de Brun, Marquis de la Roche in the County of Burgundy in 1694, Honorary Chancellor of the Parliament of Besançon. Coat of arms: 1st and 4th, Or, a lion rampant Gules, langued and armed Sable, which is Ginestoux de Saint-Cièrge; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, a cross engrailed Or, which is Hostun or Autun (branch of Dauphiné). A crack on the left side is noted. Its weight is 111 kg. Sources: - Armorial Général de France, 1700, Charles d'Hozier, Volume VII, Besançon region, p. 379. Dictionary of the Nobility containing the genealogies, history, and chronology of the noble families of France, La Chênaie-Desbois and Badier, third edition, 1856, vol. 9, pp. 275–281, for Ginestous and vol. 4, p. 378 for Brun. Thanks to Mrs. Christine Chazeau for her research and tenacity. You can visit our website: www.claudeaugustin.com