E-auction 133-74195 - fjt_244274 - MAISON DU ROI Armand Langlois, maître d’hôtel du Roi 1681
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | 133 € |
| Maximum bid : | 202 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 November 2015 18:38:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Armand Langlois, maître d’hôtel du Roi
Date: 1681
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MRE P ARMAND LANGLOYS CHER MAISTRE D HOSTEL DV ROY.
Obverse description : Armes de P. Langloys couronnées et supportées par deux hercules.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SIC PROBAT ; À L'EXERGUE : 1681.
Reverse description : Aigle volant vers le soleil rayonnant.
Reverse translation : Voilà comment il le reconnaît.
Historical background
MAISON DU ROI
The medieval Hôtel du Roi gave way to the Maison du Roi, comprising two branches: one civil, the other military. It was headed by a secretary of state at the King's Household. The civil house is composed of about 4000 people headed by the grand chaplain, the grand master, the grand chamberlain, the first doctor, the grand master of ceremonies, the grand squire, etc. It includes 22 departments: music, wardrobe, large stable, etc. The military household included four companies of bodyguards, one of a hundred Swiss, etc..
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