Fireback With The Arms Of Anne Croix, Widow Of Jean III d'Ambournay (81x83 Cm)

Fireback with cut corners, from the 17th or 18th century, in perfect condition, with the arms of Anne Croix (1616-?), widow of Jean III d'Ambournay (1610-1691), iron merchant, bourgeois of Lyon. The coat of arms is surrounded by a widow's cord, the knots forming "lakes of love". Coat of arms: Party, at 1, gold, with a chevron gules, accompanied by three cakes of the same, with a frank azure quarter charged with a gold star, which is from Ambournay. On the 2nd, azure with a bore cross quartered by four crucifixes or Jerusalem crosses of gold, which would be Rubat for Anne Croix? This plaque was found in Créancey in Côtes-d'Or. Its weight is 107 kg. Bibliography: - Similar plaque published in PALASI P., heraldic fireplace plaques, Gourcuff Gradenigo, Paris, p. 161. No. 270. - CARPENTIER H., Firebacks, Volume 1, F. DE NOBELE, Paris, 1967, p. 227 n°622. - Also mentioned: epncrimolois.blogspot.fr/2008/06/plaque-de-chemine-de-lauberge-de.html, Beaune and Mâcon museums. - For Ambournay, the writings of Abbé du Mesnil: Armorial de Bresse, Bugey,… from 1874, p.593 and for Anne Croix, Emile Perrier, in: The Jerusalem Cross in the coat of arms, heraldic and historical study, 1905 , p. 78, refers to the arms of Anne Croix, wife of Jean III d'Ambournay. Thanks to Ms. Christine Chazeau for her research and her pugnacity. You can visit our site: www.claudeaugustin.com