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Lot n° 10

Lot including: Master key with two bits. The benedictory...

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Lot including: Master key with two bits. The benedictory rod finished at each end with a spinning top motif, presents two opposing bits on which a mobile cage is fitted, itself topped by an openwork heart-shaped ornament. The bits are with section in figure. French work of the second half of the XVIIIth century. Passe-partout with wrought iron cage. The stem drilled for part, flattened sphere. Flat bit, finished by a small stirrup. France, XVIIIth century. Passe-partout à cage. The solid cylindrical shaft finished with flattened balls has opposing bits. The cylindrical cage is surmounted by a heart. France, end of the 18th century or beginning of the 19th century. Master key with two chased and engraved iron bits. The cylindrical bastard rod is finished at each end by bits arranged in opposite directions. Between the two, a quadrangular mobile cage moves. Nice work of engraving and nets and stars on the cage, the rod and the bits. French work from the end of the 18th century. Two bits master key. The drilled stem is finished with two bits, one with a section in the shape of a figure (3), the other with a section in the shape of an axe and pierced with numerous trimmings. The barrel-shaped cage is extended by a trapezoidal openwork grip. France, Empire period. A set of beautiful chased iron handles is attached, including a secret handle.