Importante plaque de cheminée en fonte à décor héraldique liée à l'Empire de Charles Quint, datée 1545

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110 x 93 cm

This plaque presents a rich heraldic ornamentation linked to the Empire of Charles V: carried by a griffin and a lion, a shield shows the double-headed eagle of the Empire charged bearing the shield of Austria, surmounted by an imperial crown on a Burgundy cross. On the sides, erected on the capitals of a fluted column, two figures hold a banner bearing the inscription: Donne moi vertu contre tes annemis (Give me virtue against your enemies), a probable allusion to the fight against the Reformation.
Under the shield appears the motto of Charles V in a banner around two columns: PLUS OU(L)TRE.
On the lower frieze is the date 1545.

The plaque is probably of Flemish or Northern French origin and dates to 1545 or one or two decades later.

Adjudication frais incl.: € 2.550