An embroidered wall hanging with the arms of Castile and León - image-1

Lot 96 Dα

An embroidered wall hanging with the arms of Castile and León

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 8.000 € - 12.000 €
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An embroidered wall hanging with the arms of Castile and León

Red silk with raised silver thread appliqués embellished with sequins and coloured cut glass beads; white, pale red and yellow silk. The large crowned coat-of-arms of the kingdom of Castile and León flanked by tendrils and four vase motifs. H 179, W 134 cm.
Attributed to Spain, 17th century.

In the year 1230, Ferdinand III was crowned first king of the united kingdom of Castile and León. The dual monarchy existed until the end of the Spanish War of Succession in 1714, when the Bourbon king Philipp V (1683 – 1746) transformed Spain into a centralised state inspired by the French model. This wall hanging was probably produced during the reign of Charles II (1661 – 1700), the last Habsburg to hold the throne.