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A Baroque German presumably Nuremberg iron 'Armada' chest, later part of the 17th century.

Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 830 - 2 290 EUR
1 860 - 2 330 USD
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
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Alexander Johansson
Stockholm
Alexander Johansson
Assistant Specialist Works of Art
+46 (0)707 88 84 71
A Baroque German presumably Nuremberg iron 'Armada' chest, later part of the 17th century.

A so called "Kriegskasse". Of rectangular form. Decorated throughout with iron bands and polychrome foliate and scrollwork painting. The front with a false lockplate and painted scenes of landscapes and a ship at sea, probably executed after etchings after Willem van de Velde II, the lid with a concealed keyhole, enclosing a lock shooting eight bolts and a pierced steel lockcase engraved with grotesques and scrollwork. Length 63, width 40, height 36 cm. Two keys included.