German trunk lock Nuremberg. 44,5 x 71,5... - Lot 152 - Art Richelieu

Lot 152
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40000 - 50000 EUR
German trunk lock Nuremberg. 44,5 x 71,5... - Lot 152 - Art Richelieu
German trunk lock Nuremberg. 44,5 x 71,5 cm, with two keys 12,96 and 14,45 cm. Fifteen bolts operated by two keys. The main one opens ten, the second one opens five. Splendid funcet in 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 fortress. 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. German chest lock, Nuremberg 72 x 45 cm.15 bolts operated by 2 keys. The main key opens 10 bolts. The second keys opens5. Splendid cover plate of cut and chiseled wrought iron foliage featuring an armour helmet with austrich feathers, a radiating and smiling sun and 3 medieval castle towers. Both keys were missing. The Maître d'Art Alain de Saint Exupéry produced these 2 keys perfectly adjusted to the wards Deutsches Brustschloss, Nürnberg 72 x 45 cm.15 Schrauben mit 2 Tasten. Der Hauptschlüssel öffnet 10 Schrauben. The second key switches on 5. Remarkable Deckplatte aus geschnittenem und chiselled schmiedeeisernem Laub mit einem Panzerhelm mit Austrichfedern, einer strahlenden und lächelnden Sonne und 3 mittelalterlichen Burgtürmen. Two panels were missing. The master of art Alain de Saint Exupéry produced these two perfectly functional sculptures in the aesthetics of the time.
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