强壮的胸部 - 木材、铁 - 印度 - 不列顛東印度公司(1600 – 1858)

FR : 艺术民俗与高 curiosité
木质宝箱，密度优良，产地印度， XVIII 世纪。

- 原产地：印度（拉贾斯坦地区）
- 物件类型：便携式宝库箱（Malat / Pitara）
- 材料：高密度热带木材与手工锻打的重型铁带护甲

尺寸：高22.5 cm | 宽31 cm | 深20.5 cm
- 重量：2900 克（证实金属厚度与木密度）

authenticity 特点：
* 原生结构均匀：主体木身、铁带与大号圆头铆钉均为18世纪的原始材料。
* 盖部的历史性修复（盖：Couvercle）：背部铁铰为原物。值得收藏的独特之处在于：由于当时操作磨损，盖部上部连接件在19世纪（英属东印度公司殖民时期）经历了历史性功能性修复，并以三枚同代金属带槽螺钉固定。这一“保持原貌”的介入见证了长期的实际使用。
* 收藏家细节：盖内贴有唯一的旧盘点标签。
前铰锁（用于传统挂锁的铁锁件/ Moraillon）为原件。
* 來源尊贵：Sophie Lescot 收藏 – Le Bateau de Safran（巴黎，2006 年购入）。

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EN: - 18th Century Indian Heavy Iron-Armoured "Treasury" Chest - Authentic Colonial Repair.

Magnificent portable treasury chest (Malat / Pitara) from Rajasthan, India. 18th century.

Required Technical Specifications:
- Origin: India (Rajasthan)
- Material: High-density exotic wood & heavy hand-forged wrought iron straps
- Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm | Width 31 cm | Depth 20.5 cm
- Weight: 2,900 grams
- Shipping method: Professional high-protection packaging, tracked and secured shipping

Authenticity Details:
* Homogeneous 18th C. Structure: The main wooden body, wrought-iron bands, and dome-headed hammered rivets are entirely authentic and original from the 18th century.
* Historical Back-Repair (Lid): The iron hinges themselves are original. As an expert collector's detail, the upper lid attachments underwent an authentic 19th-century functional repair during the British East India Company colonial era, resecured using three period-correct slotted metal screws. This historical "in-its-juice" restoration adds to the genuine background of the piece.
* Unique Collector Features: Features an antique inventory label still attached inside the lid. Original functional front latch (designed for a traditional padlock).
* Prestigious Provenance: Collection Sophie Lescot – Le Bateau de Safran (Paris).