Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 6th July 2021
Lot 270
AN ITALIAN PAINTED HERALDIC PANEL DEPICTING THE ARMS OF THE CORNARO FAMILY
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
AN ITALIAN PAINTED HERALDIC PANEL DEPICTING THE ARMS OF THE CORNARO FAMILY
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
with bodycolour and gold leaf on vellum, depicting the lion of St. Mark holding the arms of the Doge of Francesco Erizzo (reigned 1631-1645), above a double headed eagle, a helm and a shield, with the arms of Jerusalem, Lusignan, Armenia and Luxemburg, impaling: Per Pale Or and Azure for Corner / Cornaro and a scrolling leaf outer border, in a later glazed frame
20 x 15cm
Provenance
From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980).