Framed heraldic coat of arms depicting the Overloepe and Ver - Lot 30

Framed heraldic coat of arms depicting the Overloepe and Verreyken family coats of arms as they existed in 1563, the year of marriage of Pierre d'Overloope, audiencier, and Marie Verreyken from an important 16th and 17th century family in the southern Netherlands. The diamond-shaped shield is 1; Argent, a tower Gules / 2; Or, an eagle Sable / 3; Azure, a chevron Or between three acorns Or, Gules, three bends Or. Gouache illumination on parchment. 33 x 25 cm. 36 x 28 cm with frame. This framed page may have been extracted from an executive charter of nobility, or it may simply have had a decorative or commemorative dimension to the alliance of these two important families.