Fireplace Plate With Alliance Arms From Thomas De Choisy And Jeanne Brethe (88x102 Cm)

17th century fireback, in a remarkable state of preservation, with the alliance arms of Thomas de Choisy (1632-1710) Marquis de Mongneville and Jeanne Brethe (1655-1718), hollow marked 1692, date to which the King sets up this land as a marquisate. Louis XIV officer and engineer. In 1668 the Marquis de Louvois entrusted him with the work of the fortress of Charleroi (Belgium). He was Captain of the Régiment de Champagne in 1670 and found himself at all the seats held by the Prince of Condé in 1672. In 1675 Louvois entrusted him with the construction of Huy, Limbourg, Liège and the expansion of the city of Maastricht. He also participated, with Vauban, in the fortification of the city of Sarrelouis. Louis XIV gave him the government in 1679 and he kept it until his death. He married Jeanne Brethe (1655-1718) in 1678 daughter of Charles Brethe, Lord of Boinvilliers and Jeanne Gargam (Brethe / Gargam alliance coat of arms attached, see last photo). This plaque was found in Commercy in the Meuse. Its weight is 182 kg Coat of arms: A dexter: Azure with a gold-meshed saltire confined with a crescent and three silver bezants. A sinister: Azure with a silver saltire confined by four roses of the same surmounted by a crown of the Marquis. A pair of flower and gorgon-adorned shields, from which emerge a spear and a weapon ax, adorn its lower part. Similar plaque, bibliography: CARPENTIER H., Fireplaces, Tome premier, F. DE NOBELE, Paris, 1967, page 245 N ° 681. You can visit our site: www.claudeaugustin.com