WROUGHT IRON LOCK. SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Other Objects
Reference: ZF1402
Bolt. Wrought iron. Spanish school, 17th century. A working, wrought iron lock with a key mechanism, operated by a button on the lower right side, lifts the cover concealing the keyhole. The key is inserted in two steps to open the lock. The lock features a decorative molding, a pearl motif, and a trefoil ring. The outer edge of the lock displays architecturally influenced elements arranged symmetrically and in a balanced style, reminiscent of classical designs. The bar consists of a tubular section and a flat section (at one point on the flat section, there is another decoration similar to that of the lock). The heraldic shield with a closed crown on the lock's shield area is also noteworthy. Compare this work with, for example, the lock shields of antique Spanish chests such as those preserved in the Cervantes House Museum in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), with locks from churches, convents, and other important antique institutions (the lock from El Escorial in the Royal Collections Museum of the National Heritage in Madrid, doors of the Hospital of the Third Order in Madrid, etc.), or pieces such as the 17th-century Sevillian lock from the collection of the Spanish Museum of Antiquities, now held in the National Archaeological Museum (inventory 52014). Weight: 4 kg.
· Size: 40,5x6x15,5 cms.
2.500 €
