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A beautiful antique French Provincial Louis X11 crowned porcupine with acorn and oak leaf border pewter wall plate. Louis XII …
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A beautiful antique French Provincial Louis X11 crowned porcupine with acorn and oak leaf border pewter wall plate. Louis XII adopted the porcupine as his emblem, with the motto: "Cominus et eminus, de près et de loin" - "Whoever rubs against it gets pricked," which stems from the belief, until the 19th century, that the porcupine could project its quills at its opponents. Dangerous, both near and far, then!
France, Late 19th Century
Measures: 9.38"W x 0.75"D x 7"H.
Good original vintage condition.
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- Dimensions
- 9.38ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 7ʺH
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Pewter
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- Good original vintage condition. Minor surface wear and patina expected from age and use. Good original vintage condition. Minor surface wear and patina expected from age and use. less
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