Lot n° 189
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Pair of cannons, "La Frayeur" and "Le Vengeur", cast by Mari - Lot 189
Pair of cannons, "La Frayeur" and "Le Vengeur", cast by Maritz in Lyon in 1737, Ancienne Monarchie, règne de Louis XV In bronze, decorated with the arms of Camille Perrichon: under a crown flanked by two rampant lions, within a collar of the Order of Saint-Michel: quarterly, solid Or on 1 and 4, varié argent et gueules on 2 and 3; with a compony border argent et gueules. Marked on the base "Lyon 1737 Maritz Commre des Fontes de France", a pelican feeding its offspring from its entrails, surmounted by the motto "Se Dat / omnibus / Ultro", one bearing the name "Le Vengeur", the second "La Frayeur". Dolphin-shaped handles.
L. 75 cm- D. at mouth: 3 cm
France
Ancienne Monarchie, règne de Louis XV Very good condition
Pair of cannons, "La Frayeur" and "Le Vengeur", cast by Maritz in Lyon in 1737, reign of Louis XV.
Made of bronze, decorated with the arms of Camille Perrichon: under a crown flanked by two rampant lions, within a collar of the Order of Saint-Michel: quarterly, or in the 1st and 4th, vair in silver and gules in the 2nd and 3rd; with a border composed of silver and gules. Marked on the breech "Lyon 1737 Maritz Commre des Fontes de France," featuring a pelican feeding its young with its entrails, surmounted by the motto "Se Dat / omnibus / Ultro," one bearing the name "Le Vengeur," the other "La Frayeur." Handles shaped like dolphins.
L. 29 1/2 in - D. at the muzzle: 1 3/16 in.
France.
Reign of Louis XV.
Very good condition.
1256 CH
Camille Perrichon, born February 8, 1678 in Lyon and died May 7, 1768 in Lyon, was a Lyon politician and member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon. Received into the Order of Saint-Michel in 1720, according to the almanacs, in which he is mentioned from 1722 to 1769.
Another member of this family was appointed to the order in 1727.
The armorial des bibliophiles de Lyonnais, Forez, Beaujolais et Dombes by W. Poidebard, J. Baudrier and L. Galle, in Lyon at the headquarters of the Société Maison Palais Royal, n° 2, rue du Plat MDCCCCVII, provides the following biography: Born in 1678, chevalier, secrétaire de la ville de Lyon, prévôt des marchands et commandant de la said ville en l'absence de Monseigneur le Duc de Villeroy, de 1730 a 1739, chevalier de l'ordre du roi, conseiller d'État ordinaire, membre de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, married, on April 10, 1701, contract received Delalay, notary, to Suzanne Ollivier, daughter of David Ollivier, former alderman, and Françoise Arezon, He had from this union: 1) Françoise, married, on February 15, 1721, contract received by Perrin, to Christophe de la Frasse, Presidial Counselor and Lieutenant General of Police in Lyon, son of Claude de la Frasse, Treasurer of France, Lord of Seynas, and Marie Ravachol; 2) Françoise-Suzanne, baptized at Saint-Saturnin on October 3, 1702, married, on March 4, 1719, contract received Perrin, to Antoine-Joseph Boesse, chevalier de Saint- Louis, capitaine au régiment de Lyonnais, son of the late Christophe Boesse, chevalier, trésorier de France, and Catherine Pecoil; 3) David, baptized on January 21, 1703; 4) Suzanne, baptized on January 16, 1706.
Michon, author of the Journal de Lyon, which is well worth consulting on Camille Perrichou, has this to say about his appointment to the Provost's office: "M. Perrichon's appointment came as no surprise, and it was said quite publicly that if M. Dugas had not yet continued as Provost, it would be he who would fill this position. He has earned his position by his intimate attachment over many years to the Maréchal de Villeroy and his entire household, by his intelligence in the affairs of the City, and by his care and diligence in conducting them, and it was only natural that the Maréchal, his master, should give him, on this occasion, marks of his affection and gratitude. This is also all that Mr. Perrichon could hope for, and he must regard this position as the end of his ambition and that of all other citizens who, like him, were born into a very mediocre state of fortune and birth. It should be added that Camille Perrichon, during his long tenure as provost, attracted a great deal of animosity and was very unpopular.
Nevertheless, his administration was skilful and highly profitable for Lyon, which he embellished, and for the silk trade, which he helped to develop. In his Confessions, Rousseau wrote of him: "I saw the noble and generous Perrichon again, and it was not without feeling his ordinary magnificence, for he gave me the same gift he had previously given to the gentle Bernard, by paying me for my place on the stagecoach.
He was buried on May 7, 1768, in the parish of Saint-Saturnin, at the age of 90, having "passed the days of an honorable old age in the enjoyment of rest and public consideration", says Bollioud-Mermets.
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