Door lock with the figure of the Montmorency in... Lot 31

Door lock with the figure of the Montmorency in chased and engraved iron. The rectangular case is entirely engraved with foliage and foliage surrounding two monograms with the letters AMD interlaced, topped by a crown with balls and oak leaves alternating. The knob is a half-sphere on a plate with stylized roosters. On the reverse side, the funcet is superbly engraved with interlacing, foliage of a very elaborate design and topped by a crown openwork and also engraved with a pair of winged characters, entwined, ending with foliage and flowery tails with multiple scrolls. The other parts of the mechanism are chiselled, moulded and the bolt entirely engraved with various ornaments. Rare and beautiful French work from the end of the 16th century. Note the quality of execution of the engraving of the foncet. Although the figure of Anne de Montmorency, most often used by the Constable, is an interlacing of A and M; one finds, and in particular in Ecouen, the monogram AMD which we have here. It is therefore likely that this lock was made for one of the residences of the Constable (the barrel and the end piece are missing). Dimensions: 22,2 cm - 8,7 cm - Thickness: 2,6 cm Bibliography: La fidèle ouverture ou l'art du serrurier, Marie PESSIOT, Rouen 2007, n°93 of the exhibition catalogue p. 119.