Door lock

Central Europe, ca. 1600

Malleable iron. Double bolt-locking mechanism riveted to a support plate. Welded thin wire flange with a dragon head finial. The horizontal latch for opening and closing the lock from inside also has a dragon head finial. Case for a hollow-shank key, which was used to open the lock from the outside. Connected copper rivet washers molten into flowers.

H: 38 cm / W: 28 cm

UMP 3167