Neo-Classicism Door hardware - 18th Century - High-Epoch Key
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Antique forged iron key from Paris, dating to the late 17th/early 18th century (circa 1700) in a Neo‑classical antique style, with a pierced bow and a hollow, round stem, measuring 13.5 cm high, 4 cm wide, 1 cm deep and weighing 89 g, in good condition with age-related wear and stains.
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Wrought-iron Mastery or Wedding Key – Louis XIV / Regency period
PERIOD: End of the 17th century – Beginning of the 18th century (circa 1700).
MATERIAL: Wrought iron, worked with file and chisel.
• Ring (Head): Superb openwork decoration featuring a central inverted heart motif (or 'carp snout') set within an architecture of symmetrical scrolls. Exquisite cutting work, typical of prestige art-forging metalwork productions.
• Shank (Barrel): Round shank with a female (hollow) barrel, displaying a beautiful original black patina known as 'excavation' or cabinet patina, not stripped.
• Hasps: Richly cut with complex pierced openings in the shape of a cross and a comb, bearing witness to an elaborate fittings lock. Base of the hasp reinforced.
State of preservation:
Nice condition for an object of its time. Surface oxidation stabilized.
Wrought-iron Mastery or Wedding Key – Louis XIV / Regency period
PERIOD: End of the 17th century – Beginning of the 18th century (circa 1700).
MATERIAL: Wrought iron, worked with file and chisel.
• Ring (Head): Superb openwork decoration featuring a central inverted heart motif (or 'carp snout') set within an architecture of symmetrical scrolls. Exquisite cutting work, typical of prestige art-forging metalwork productions.
• Shank (Barrel): Round shank with a female (hollow) barrel, displaying a beautiful original black patina known as 'excavation' or cabinet patina, not stripped.
• Hasps: Richly cut with complex pierced openings in the shape of a cross and a comb, bearing witness to an elaborate fittings lock. Base of the hasp reinforced.
State of preservation:
Nice condition for an object of its time. Surface oxidation stabilized.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Weight
89 g
Style subtype
Neo-Classicism
Iron type
Wrought iron
Specific region of origin
Paris
Over 200 years old
Yes
Title additional information
High-Epoch Key
No. of items
1
Material
Iron
Country of origin
France
Style
Antique
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
13.5 cm
Width
4 cm
Depth
1 cm
Estimated period
18th Century
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