Coats of Arms on a wedding altar

[Elsa-Mary]

Hope again this comes out ok--and not the same as before
Elsa-Mary

[Elsa-Mary]

So sorry,
Not too clever at this--learnt another lesson !!!!! I WILL check and and name now--but still got another 2 that I will have hit and miss--- Sorry--duh !!!
Elsa-Mary

[Roger in Sussex]

The second image certainly looks like 3 fleur-de-lys. IF it was gold on blue, then that would be the arms of the French Royal family. That would not necessarily mean the altar belonged to them, of course, could just be a mark of respect. (I am assuming the altar is very old, it appears to be so from the photo)

Better luck with the other pictures ! 

Roger

Roger

[Elsa-Mary]

 Hi, Roger

What A job to find this one-again another shield on Altar

Sending them one by one as I find them-re my pm 

Elsa-Mary

[Elsa-Mary]

Hi   

The previous picture is right at top of Altar.
This one I hope is the whole Altar-to give you an idea what it looks like,-an enormous piece !!!
Elsa-Mary

[Elsa-Mary]

 Well that worked --Phew !!!
Just 2 more
Elsa-Mary

[Elsa-Mary]

Hi 
Another shield just  3 plain stripes leaning left.

The other shield that was similar but with crescent in top right of shield.

The final one I seem to have lost completely was of a shield with a curved fish-will have to take another picture

Thanks
Elsa-Mary

[Roger in Sussex]

Hi Elsa Mary

What a magnificent piece of work your altar is!

See links: I think the cross on top is called a "cross bottony"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottony

and the other shield might be "bendy of eight". Or possibly "three bendlets", depending on the top right corner.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bendy_of_eight_demo.svg

Hope this helps, but without any knowledge of the colouring it won't give a firm identification of the families concerned. Might be helpful for elimination purposes though.

Roger

[Elsa-Mary]

 Hopefully-- last one,Fish on Shield,with sort of crest on it's head.  ( like strands )

Hope you can make Head or tail of it !!!


Elsa-Mary