antique, 17th 18th C hand forged Iron Door Lock, early / old Manichitrathazu

$ 258.72

Decade: Pre 1890 Material: Iron Length: 18 inch / 46 cm Original/Reproduction: Antique Original Seller Notes: “used, authentic old patine, some losses”

Description

an antique, decorative hand forged and cut / carved iron Door Lock in South India known as: Manichitrathazhu with lock, bolt, plate, key, nails, ring, etc. - see all pictures please note: we are not familiar with this subject, after limited and non-professional research we have described it to our opinion, we can not date this item, we think it could be 17th or 18th century , it's provenance might help: it comes from an estate auction in The Hague of a private collection of items from Spain dating between the 14th and 18th Century, under which a key escutcheon with the coat of arms of the noble Spanish family ZÚÑIGA - SOTOMAYOR condition: nice patine, probably cleaned in a professional way, slightly crusty, the iron is firm, some losses (f.e. the finial of the bird-plate), we did not really wanted to force the key to much but it might work see the last picture for a sketch with messurements , weight all together circa 1700 gr. world wide shipping - you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU - to the PostNL conditions and destinations - with track & trace if offered by PostNL - shipment out of the EU will be under Incoterm DAP and HM-code: 9706 - because of the weight the shipping costs will be high (up to 72usd) - the shipping costs for Europe are lower then 72usd, but are not showing on eBay, please ask the seller and - buyers in Europe: please wait with payment to receive an invoice with the correct, lower shipping costs. we are: delta 98 den haag The Hague, The Netherlands, EU registrated at the Chambers of Commerce, The Hague: Kamer van Koophandel Haaglanden, file 27133335