Three locks. - Door lock, its strike plate and... Lot 39 B

Three locks. - Door lock, its strike plate and its handles in moulded and gilded bronze from the end of the 18th century. The lock and the strike plate (significantly shorter) are finished with a Phrygian cap. All the sides of the casings are chamfered throughout their height and enriched with moldings. Two S-shaped handles (the one on the strike plate is fake) are applied on top of the casings. A small baluster knob, fixed under the lock, allows to operate the bolt. Iron mechanism with four bolts including the toggle and the latch. Cast bronze molded and chased. English work of the eighteenth century. - Chest lock in openwork and engraved copper of the seventeenth century. The plate with very moving contours is engraved with curious heads of winged characters surrounded by multiple ornaments profiles, foliage, foliage. The very simple mechanism is hidden behind the lock. The hasp is missing. Traces of gilding on the plate. Spanish work of the 17th century. - Door lock in patinated bronze of the 18th century. The top of the plate is entirely embossed and chased with a decoration in relief of flamed arabesques, garlands, leafy cartouches and flowers on a background of scrapers. A small mobile leafy scroll hides the key hole. A moulding surrounds the whole decoration. Iron mechanism with two bolts which formerly had a handle now missing. Central European work of the 18th century.