17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key

17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key

Item #CC-0470 | 17th Century Nuremburg Made Iron Armada Chest with Original Key
Origin: Nuremburg, Germany
Composition: Wrought Iron
Alias: Armada Chest or Nuremburg Chest
Condition: Excellent

For details and history about armada chests, check out our article on all things chests here!

Description: This is a beautiful and rare iron chest made in the early to mid 1600s! This spectacular chest is wonderfully preserved, with very little signs of rust or corrosion. Some restoration has been done by the previous owner, which appears nicely done. The escutcheon plate inside the lid is original, clean and sharp, both hasps latch as intended, and the lid engages perfectly. The key hole is hidden under a cleverly designed spring loaded key cover door and when the door is opened and the key is inserted and turned, the chest lid opens. The internal locking mechanism is stiff, which is by design.

Chests like these typically required a small iron bar to be inserted through the bow of the key, and then turned to provide enough leverage to unlock the lock. The escutcheon plate on the inside of the lid is hand etched with a fantastic motif of two eagle headed creatures, a feature we have not seen before. 

Size: 27.5″ x 15.75″ x 14″

In stock

$9,500.00