Limoges, Jacques II LAUDIN (c.1663 - 1729)

Limoges, Jacques II LAUDIN (c.1663 - 1729)
" Gentleman "
Ovoid-shaped chaplain's plate in copper enamelled in polychrome with light foliage relief, representing a man of quality in bust, edged with a black counter-enamel surmounted by a scroll.
Signed IL.
Dark blue counter-enamel.
H.: 8 cm. - L.: 6 cm.
Shock, accidents and misses.
These so-called wedding purses were used to contain the gold coins that every husband had to offer, at the solemn moment, to the woman who was to bear his name. Most often
they were enriched with embroidery or enamel, usually representing the portrait of the two fiancés.
At royal weddings, historic wedding rings or the union of noble families, these wedding purses were sometimes offered to guests of honour or high rank, with wedding tokens.
Several examples of this type of bursary can be found in the Louvre Museum and the Musée de Sens.
The subject is related to a plaque by Jean-Baptiste NOUAILHER (inv. 422.a) in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in LIMOGES.
This type of object can also be found in the Paul Dupuy Museum in Toulouse.
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