Caption

Chest hinge, fittings, paired strap hinge for a chest in the shape of a clock hand—one end rolled into a sleeve, arched and narrowed, with an openwork section at the end topped with a finial. Engraved surface. 17th century, Central Europe. Metalwork. Height 35.5 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 3.3 cm., An elongated ornate metal object with a narrow handle widening into a decorative pierced terminal, showing a patina of dark brown and greenish tones with areas of lighter greenish corrosion; the top portion is squared with a few round holes along the length of the handle and faint engraved floral or foliate motifs on the wider upper section; the lower decorative end has symmetrical scrolling openwork and a pointed leaf-like finial, all set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_167

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Rights managed

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51.5Mb (995.7Kb) / 10.0in x 20.0in / 3000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chest hinge fittings paired strap hinge chest shape clock hand rolled sleeve arched narrowed openwork section topped finial Engraved surface 17th century Central Europe Metalwork Height 35.5 cm width 7.8 cm depth 3.3 cm elongated ornate metal object narrow handle widening decorative pierced terminal showing patina dark brown greenish tones areas lighter greenish corrosion top portion squared round holes length handle faint engraved floral foliate motifs wider upper section lower decorative symmetrical scrolling openwork pointed leaf- set neutral gray background.