A TAPESTRY LETTER WALLET

18TH CENTURY

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A TAPESTRY LETTER WALLET
18TH CENTURY
woven with the arms of Jean Paul Bignon, 1662-1743, showing a crucifix with flames and fruiting vines, the coronet of the Count held aloft by angels to one side, the front woven with the Count's initials beneath a coronet

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Lot Essay

Jean de Bignon was the King's Librarian. He was an honorary member of the Academie des Sciences, elected at 29 years of age, as well as a member of the Academie des Inscriptions. In 1693 he was elected to the Academie Francaise but resigned in 1699 after the Academie refused to allow the election of honorary members.

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