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Works of Art
17th century
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Works of Art du 17th century
Case with the Salm-Kyrbourg arms, attributed to César Bagard, Nancy, circa
DIMENSIONS : l. 20.08 .inH. 3.94 .inP. 14.96 .in
MATERIAUX : Saint Lucie wood
PROVENANCE : Comtes de Ganay family
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?Large rectangular case in finely carved Saint Lucie wood.
It opens with a lid that rests on four crosspieces connected by a base.
All sides are fully engraved and carved with fine “à la Bérain” decoration of acanthus scrolls perched with birds.
The entire décor is studded with sunflowers, roses, daisies... sculpted in high relief and finely engraved in the background.
The borders are delimited by a double frame of carved and engraved acanthus friezes, which is echoed in the central part of the lid by the quatrefoil framing a large carved elegy scene.
The latter represents a military trophy made up of flags, drums, pikes, spears, cannons, cannonballs, powder kegs, sabres, lictor beams, shields... and two captives chained back to back.
The whole is surmounted by the large coat of arms of the Principality of Salm-Kyrbourg : (Quarterly : I and IV Or, a lion rampant Gules crowned Azure; II and III Sable, a lion rampant Argent lampassed Gules. On the whole, the escutcheon per pale: A Gules, three lions Or ; B per fess Gules, semé of crosslet crosslet fitchy Argent, two salmon adossé Argent, and Azure, a fess Argent).
Good condition, with minor damage and traces of wood-eating insects, and slight deformation of the bottom.
Work attributable to César Bagard, Nancy circa 1680.
