Lot n° 231
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
Large embroidered velvet banner of the Sainte-Cécile de VÉRE - Lot 231
Large embroidered velvet banner of the Sainte-Cécile de VÉRETZ brass band dated 1881 and presented by Monsieur. G. DRAKE del CASTILLO. Decorated with lyre, musical instruments and scores flanked by branches. Held in place by a turned wooden bar decorated with 9 medals for the band's participation in events (some probably silver).
120 x 105 cm.
(minor accidents and missing parts).
Note: Santiago Drake del Castillo (1805-1871) was a wealthy Anglo-Spanish sugarcane planter and banker born in Cuba and later settled in France, where he owned Château de Candé in the commune of Monts (Indre et Loire), which he bought in 1853.
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