Alliance Fireback By Cl De Lenoncourt And T. A. De Ligniville (78x76 Cm)

18th century fireback, dated 1721, with the alliance arms of Charles Louis Henry François de Lenoncourt (1680-1735), Marquis de Blainville, first gentleman of the bedroom of the Duke of Lorraine Léopold I and François III, son of Charles Henri Gaspard de Lenoncourt, (1649-1713) marquis de Blainville and Charlotte de Nettancourt (1659-1703), married October 14, 1710 in Lunéville, at 78 (1693-1770), daughter of Melchior de Ligniville, count of the Holy Empire, Marshal of Lorraine and Marguerite-Antoinette de Bouzey, Lady of Honor of the Duchess of Lorraine. Blazon: Argent à La Croix engrêlée Gules which is from Lenoncourt and Losangé Or and Sable which is De Ligniville. The coats of arms are inscribed in a cartouche adorned with plants, topped with a crown of a marquess surmounted by the motto on a listel: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES which can be translated as follows: by this sign you will conquer. Attributes of war on both sides. Supports two lions, one paw resting on a three-sided gonfanon bearing the names of the two spouses. CH. LO. MAR. … DE DE LENONC LIGNIVILLE On the lower border, the inscription FORGE DE DILING and its dating. Historically, in 1685, Louis XIV, King of France, authorized the Marquis Charles Henri de Lénoncourt to build a steelworks with a melting furnace at the gates of the fortified city of Saarlouis. His eldest son took over on his death. Our last photo is an engraving of the tree of the illustrious noble houses of chivalrous extraction of Lorraine where the two families are emblazoned. Its weight is 55 kg. Bibliography: CARPENTIER H., Plaques de cheminées, Tome premier, F. DE NOBELE, Paris, 1967, page 286 N ° 798. Anne BARD: Cover of the book “les Mémoires de Lenoncourt - le village”, 2018 You can visit our site : www.claudeaugustin.com