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Antique Horse Blanket French Nobility Noble family crown heraldic equestrian For Sale

Antique Horse Blanket French Nobility Noble family crown heraldic equestrian
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Antique Horse Blanket French Nobility Noble family crown heraldic equestrian:
$800.00

      A wonderful and very rare treat! This is a wonderful antique French horse blanket, dating from the mid 1800\'s ~ This stunning textile comes from Chateau d\'Ars in France!~ ( please see history below) This amazing textile is a horse blanket with the noble crown and BA monogram. The family is Bremond d\'Ars a noble family with a rich history! It\'s a rare treat to have the provenance of a textile!~ This wonderful textile is made using a linen and cotton mix , red check fabric and there is a heart shaped felted wool buckle. The wool trim is red. This textile is both hand and machine stitched . This textile is a wonderful and important find ( please see my other textiles for more finds from this Chateau ~ There are wonderful hand mends, patches etc. It\'s a fabulous and important find! ~It would make an amazing wall hanging~* ( I 1487)
      MEASUREMENTS : This textile measures approximately 66 inches by 47 inches.
      CONDITION : This textile is in original as found, not freshly laundered condition with light storage dust. There are some dirt marks dotted around ~ There are many hand mends, some small holes dotted around, the wool trim has damage ~ please use the zoom feature to view the condition closely ~ A GORGEOUS textile ~
      History:Château d\'Ars is currently in the town of Ars in Charente near Cognac, dates from the seventeenth century.The Lordship of Ars, dowry of Jeanne d\'Ars, Ars lady and Balanzac, who married in 1340 with William Bremond, 3rd name, remained in the family Bremond d\'Ars until the late nineteenth century. In this alliance, the land of Ars remained in the possession of the house of Bremond who at the same time, retained the name. When the slingers ordered by the Prince of Condé besieged Cognac in 1651, Jean-Louis Bremond d\'Ars (1606-1652) still filled the old feudal duty imposed by his ancestors defending a Cognac and doors of the castle of Ars. He received the title of Marshal of the camps and the king\'s armies. he married the castle Mad Love Mary Guillememette of Verdelin lady Mad Love (1606 to 1687). While Jean-Louis Bremond d\'Ars Cognac defended besieged by the slingers, his wife Guillemette locked in the castle was defending. It\'s also who dug a canal to drain the swamp of Ars. The castle still has a very nice old frame in the style of medieval structures. Basements, kitchens and other parts of sub-so are vaulted stone. The terrace is surrounded by ancient moat. The parapets are underlined by a large bead as the parapets of the ramparts of Brouage. Not far from the castle, the agricultural use buildings include an old winery, wine and cognac, with a beautiful long stone arch, arched.
      MEASUREMENTS : This wonderful textile measures 66 inches wide by 47 inches long ~ ~( the hand stitched seam runs half way between the width ~
      CONDITION: I\'ve freshly laundered this gorgeous sheet and it\'s ready to use! Beautiful condition ~*~


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