Coat-of-arms Brick From 1623, Commemorating One Union Of Two Families From Liège

A beautiful, thick ornamental brick, one side of which is covered with a dark lead glaze and bears a coat of arms and dated 1623.
These bricks are generally called heraldic bricks, dated bricks, or sometimes historic bricks.
They were used primarily in the 16th and 17th centuries in Liège region to mark the construction or renovation of a residence, embedded in the facades of bourgeois houses and mansions.
On the decorated side, one can see: a shield with vertical bands, a star, and a rearing lion, followed by a heraldic lozenge featuring three purses or moneybags… (often associated with families of financiers  or merchants). Then the date, 1623, likely marking a marriage between these two families.
13 cm x 10 cm x 8 cm. Approx.2 kg.
In fine condition; the color of orange unfired clay forms a beautiful contrast with the dark glaze.
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