4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
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A LARGE GERMAN PAINTED STEEL STRONGBOX, LATE 17TH/18TH CENTURY AND LATER
formed of large iron plates, the inside of the lid fitted with a lock mechanism incorporating twelve shooting bolts retained by a rectangular pierced panel decorated in each quarter with an openwork design of foliate scrolls centring on a faceted onion-shaped boss, pivot support, the exterior with an openwork column in each corner, decorated with chased grotesque mask panels on the front, back, left and right hand sides, the latter two each fitted with a large lifting handle, the exterior of the lid with a chased foliate panel each with false key cover, and the centre with oval escutcheon (cover missing), painted red and gold throughout, on an elaborate wrought iron stand, 92.0 x 53.0 x 49.0 cm
Sold for £4,000
formed of large iron plates, the inside of the lid fitted with a lock mechanism incorporating twelve shooting bolts retained by a rectangular pierced panel decorated in each quarter with an openwork design of foliate scrolls centring on a faceted onion-shaped boss, pivot support, the exterior with an openwork column in each corner, decorated with chased grotesque mask panels on the front, back, left and right hand sides, the latter two each fitted with a large lifting handle, the exterior of the lid with a chased foliate panel each with false key cover, and the centre with oval escutcheon (cover missing), painted red and gold throughout, on an elaborate wrought iron stand, 92.0 x 53.0 x 49.0 cm
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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