Caption

Lock, Baroque, 17th century. Four-bolt door lock with key key missing. Metalwork; height 33 cm, width 22 cm, depth 12.8 cm. A lock of fine locksmithing workmanship from the beginning of the century, with precise, professional finishing on both the lock plate and the brass covering of the mechanism. The key missing and its rich register were meticulously crafted, showing masterful skill. Description: A four-bolt latch lock on a rectangular plate with a trefoil rear section. Cover engraved with a twig motif; side bulges show profiled male busts with mustaches and an en face mask in the central bulge, with a hole for the register dome. On the reverse, the plate is bent at a right angle for mounting on the door side. The mechanism is partially covered by an openwork cover engraved with a twig motif featuring a bird and a pomegranate. Screw mounting., A flat, metallic object with a symmetrical, cloud-like top and a rectangular lower section stands against a light gray background; the metal surface is dark gray with areas of lighter and darker patina and shows a group of circular holes and small raised dots scattered across it, a keyhole-shaped cutout near the upper center with a small round metallic pin visible inside, and a few small screws or rivets embedded around the edges; the base rests on a reflective surface that creates a faint mirrored strip below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_087

License type

Rights managed

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82.4Mb (3.9Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lock Baroque 17th century Four-bolt door lock key key missing Metalwork height 33 cm width 22 cm depth 12.8 cm lock fine locksmithing workmanship century precise professional finishing lock plate brass covering mechanism key missing rich register meticulously crafted showing masterful skill Description four-bolt latch lock rectangular plate trefoil rear section Cover engraved twig motif side bulges profiled male busts mustaches en face mask central bulge hole register dome reverse plate bent right angle mounting door side partially covered openwork cover engraved twig motif featuring bird pomegranate Screw mounting flat metallic object symmetrical cloud- top rectangular lower section stands light gray background metal surface dark gray areas lighter darker patina group circular holes small raised dots scattered across keyhole-shaped cutout near upper center small round metallic pin visible inside small screws rivets embedded edges base rests reflective surface creates faint mirrored strip .