Live auction - Lot 608
[Heraldry]
2 armorial plates.
[End 17th - early 18th c.]
€ 120 / 200
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Lot description
1. Coat of arms of William III of England. 11 x 8,9 cm. Around the shield is a belt with the motto "Hony soit qui mal y pense" ("Evil to him who evil thinks"), the symbol of the Order of the Garter.-- 2. Coat of arms of "Iean Baptist Ioseph / Herthals / Licentié / es droits advocat &c". 5,8 x 4,7 cm. A landowner in Neerijse (Brabant), he was appointed Professor of Pandects (digest of juristic writings on Roman law) by the Magistrate of Leuven in 1719. Ref. Lejour, E. - Inventaire des archives de la famille De Troostembergh. [1949] (State Archives in Belgium online). (2 pl.)
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