Lot n° 202
Estimation :
12000 - 18000
EUR
chapitre "D'Outre-Rhin" - Lot 202
chapitre "D'Outre-Rhin"
German safe lock, Nuremberg.
Fifteen bolts operated by two keys. The main one opens ten, the second one opens five. Splendid foliage of embossed sheet metal, crowning the dome a helmet of armor with visor and ostrich feathers, a radiant sun and three towers of medieval castle.
The two keys were missing. Master of Art Alain de Saint Exupéry made them, perfectly functional, precisely adjusted to the guards and respecting the aesthetics of the time.
Lock: 44,5 x 71,5 cm - two keys: 12,96 and 14,45 cm.
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