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Two gothic trunk locks and two hasps of different...

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Two gothic trunk locks and two hasps of different provenance. - 15th century trunk lock in iron worked in orbevoie. The rectangular case is surrounded by a large frame in orbevoie with interlacing decoration of lanceolate motifs, pierced and chiselled in light relief, characteristic of the gothic ornamentation. The two spikes, the hasp and the entrance cover are missing. The small compartments which surrounded the cover have a very degraded decoration. Wrought iron, moulded, chiselled and pierced in orbevoie. France, XVth century. - Lock of trunk in iron pierced in orbevoie of the XVth century. Almost square, it is surrounded by a striated baguette and presents on three sides a frame of broad friezes pierced in orbevoie of lanceolate motives. One of the friezes is missing. In the center, the hasp was inserted above a projecting cage pierced with ogival ornaments. On both sides of the hasp (missing) on a background pierced with fenestrations. (Accidents and missing including the mechanism). - Two hasps are attached, one of which has a bearded male face attached to the mobile tongue, extended by a long segmented body with a sinuous tail (the tail is missing). The body is flanked along its length by a folded wing chiselled with strong spurs and engraved with feathers. Wrought and chiselled iron. Early 16th century. The second is decorated with a vase with two handles.