Fireback With The Arms Of Lamyc And Bertrand (77x79 Cm)

Rare very well made fireback, from the 17th century, in perfect condition, with the alliance arms of Ignace-Pascal Lamyc * (1673-1749), known as "Mylord", baron of Lardeyrol en Velay and Marie Bertrand (1673-?), married in 1689. The coats of arms are surmounted by a knight's helmet with lambrequins, supported by two langued lions. "Ignace-Pascal Lamyc, nicknamed "Mylord", ennobled by the office of Capitoul of Toulouse, twice became 1st Consul of Le Puy (1723-1724), Councilor of the King, Receiver of the sizes of the diocese (1721) and contributed largely in 1737 to the construction of the chapel of Saint François Régis in the church of the College. This Ignace-Pascal Lamyc had acquired on October 9, 1731 from Ignace de Montboissier-Beaufort-Canillac Baron de Cusse, Seigneur de Chassaigne, etc. and from Pierre - Charles his son, at the price of 66,000 pounds the barony of Lardeyrol, one of the eighteen diocesan baronies, but he could not however be admitted to take session in the States of Velay, his recent quality of ennoblement not allowing him to demonstrate the several degrees that was required." (G.Paul) *Or his son Aimé Hilaire Lamyc (1695-?) and Françoise Marguerite Bertrand. Marie Bertrand daughter of Vidal (1631-1694), draper, bourgeois of Puy and consul of this city in 1657, 1663 and 1691 and mother of Aimé-Hilaire mentioned above. Arms: - Lamyc: Azure, a fleur-de-lys Or, accompanied in chief by two silver stars and in base by a crescent Or. - Bertrand, younger branch: "Azure, to a heron Argent pecking, surmounted by 2 torches Or lit Gules set in saltire. This plate was found at Angles in the Gard. Its weight is 74 kg Sources: - Armorial Général de France, 1711, Charles d'Hozier, XIVth volume, Generality of Languedoc, page 488. - The nobility of Velay and the former diocese of Puy, Gaston de Jourda de Vaux, 1924, volume 1 , page 137, so-called Espaly branch and volume 3, page 177. - Old Puy, the great pardon of Notre-Dame and the church of Le Puy from 992 to 1921, Albert Boudon-Lashermes, 1921, page 130,143. General Armorial of Velay and the enclaves of Auvergne…, Georges Paul, 1912, page 245. - Modern France, Haute-Loire, Jules Vilain, 1906, volume 1, page 111,744 Thanks to Mrs. Christine Chazeau for her research and his pugnacity You can visit our website: www.claudeaugustin.com