Rare safe or strongbox - Lot 125

Lot n° 125
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Rare safe or strongbox - Lot 125
Rare safe or strongbox Wooden frame covered with wrought-iron plates secured with nails, in the style of Nuremberg or pirate chests Lock mechanism with an eight-letter, six-dot alphabetic code The interior, decorated with metal plates and rivets, reveals the original (unmodified) mechanism, as well as the shelves and the wooden chest at the back The entire piece rests on a wooden base decorated with lion’s paws Probably a former coin chest belonging to a merchant or a bank branch A rare model due to its mechanism, which is in perfect working order French craftsmanship reminiscent of designs by Windisch, Verstaen, or Leloutre Late 19th century H. 172 cm - W. 84 cm - D. 40 cm (wear and missing decorative elements)
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