"16th C. Nuremberg Etched Iron Casket"
This large casket rare by its size is a remarkable testimony of the know-how and the skill of the artists of the Nuremberg region, specializing in iron engraving. Skilled in the art of drawing, they imagined figures, objects and animals in complex settings to enhance the metal parts for use in the Renaissance. This box with a five-pin lock provided security for the objects locked inside, but was also a work of art in its own right. Adorned on all sides with characters in court garments, knights and noble ladies in foliated foliage frames and windings, he has on the sides the representations of Lucretius and Judith with the head of Holofernes, the women of the world. 'history. Is our box set for an important lady that we wanted to flatter by comparing it to women who changed the story? The quality of engraving and its precision accentuate the refinement and the preciousness of our box.
Dimensions: h. 19.5 cm, l. 30 cm, p. 18 cm.