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CHEF-D'OEUVRE DE SERRURE DE COFFRE

Estimate7 000 - 8 000
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MASTERPIECE LOCK
LOCK
in wrought iron. Opening with fifteen bolts
operated by two keys. The main key
opens ten, the second opens five.
Remarkable fretwork in embossed and engraved
of embossed and engraved sheet metal.
an armor helmet with visor and ostrich feathers
and ostrich feathers surmounting an unidentified
(a radiant sun and three city towers).
towers).
Germany, Nuremberg, 17th century.

Height: 44.5 cm - Width: 71.5 cm
(Functional, very good condition, on a suitable
presentation base)

The two missing keys were
were refurbished by master craftsman Alain
de Saint Exupéry perfectly adapted
functional, precisely fitted to the guards
and in keeping with the aesthetics of the period.