Chest lock with guide

 

Central Europe, 17th century

 

Malleable iron. The four levers on the bolt are spring-loaded and opened by tension rods controlled by a hollow-shank key. Support plate with cutout tracery, decorated with grooved ornamental foliage. The covers terminate in dragon heads. Copper rivet washers fluted into rosettes.

H: 23 cm / W: 21 cm

UMP 3236