Lot n° 121
Estimation :
3000 - 4000
EUR
GILDED BRONZE HASP LOCK DECORATED WITH ALLEGORIES OF ABUNDAN - Lot 121
GILDED BRONZE HASP LOCK DECORATED WITH ALLEGORIES OF ABUNDANCE, COATS OF ARMS, MASCARONS, HELMETS AND WEAPONS.
Italy, circa 1550-1580
Plate, Height: 18.1 cm - Width: 17.9 cm
Mounted on a walnut board
Numerous other examples of this hasp lock are held in public collections in France and abroad, including one in the Renaissance château at Ecouen. Sometimes attributed to the Ecole de Fontainebleau, sometimes to Italian artists, these lock plates should be considered as plates, produced in several copies, with the coat of arms on the hasp changed.
Book consulted :
B. Bergbauer and C. Chédeau, Images en relief - La collection de plaquettes du musée national de la Renaissance, Paris, 2006, pp.24 and 25
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