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160A(1566541)
A South-German, presumably Nuremberg, Baroque iron and steel strongbox, later part of the 17th century.
Hammer price
44 000SEK
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK

Of rectangular form.The front with an applied false lockplate of lions beneath a royal crown. The sides with carrying handles. The lid decorated with grotesques, scroll- and strapwork, the concealed lock covered by a putto with a separate hidden locking mechanism, enclosing a lock shooting twelve bolts and a brass lockplate with engraved decor of flowers and scrollwork overall. On four claw-and-ball feet. Length 27, width 21,5, height 34,5 cm.

Saleroom notice

Reportedly from the collection of King Karl XV.
Christian Hammers (1818-1905) collections.
His auction "Serie II", J.M. Heberle, Cologne 1893, lot 1004.

Provenance

Reportedly from the collection of King Karl XV.
Christian Hammers (1818-1905) collections.
His auction "Serie II", J.M. Heberle, Cologne 1893, lot 1004.
Envoy Herman Lagercrantz (1859-1945), Wirsbo, Ramnäs parish, Västmanland County.

Literature

Castles and Manor Houses in Sweden, Närke & Västmanland, Malmö 1969, page 422, depicted in the Stone Hall at Wirsbo.

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