Lot n° 74
Estimation :
20000 - 30000
EUR
German trunk lock, Nuremberg. - Lot 74
German trunk lock, Nuremberg.
Fifteen bolts operated by two keys. The main one opens ten, the second one five. Splendid embossed sheet metal foliage, crowning the dome with a visored helmet and ostrich feathers, a radiant sun and three medieval castle towers.
The two keys were missing. Master of Art Alain de Saint Exupéry made them, perfectly functional, precisely fitted to the guards and respecting the aesthetics of the period.
Nuremberg, 16th/17th century
Lock: 44.5 x 71.5 cm - two keys: 12.96 and 14.45 cm
Part of the "From across the Rhine" chapter
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