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Are skeleton keys illegal?
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Generally, it is not illegal to own a skeleton key, and old homes in some areas may still have locks that require skeleton keys on their interior doors. However, locks that use skeleton keys go against building codes. On 1stDibs, find a range of skeleton keys.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Portrait of a bearded man - Adriaen Thomasz. Key (c. 1544-1589)
Located in Gent, BE
Thomasz. Key. Attired in an expensive and modish ‘Burgundian black’ doublet, with his hands unsheathed
Category
16th Century Flemish School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Greek Key Stool
By George Hepplewhite, Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A Hepplewhite design stool or coffee table. The buttoned upholstered top above a fine Greek key
Category
Antique 18th Century British Neoclassical Stools
Materials
Brass
Fine 1600's Dutch/ Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Head Portrait of Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Thomasz. Key (Dutch, 1544, Antwerp – after 1589)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20 x 16 inches
canvas: 17 x
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Key Case
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century collection of metal keys presented in a green felt lined mahogany case.
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Country Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Hydrangeas and Other Garden Flowers
By John Ross Key
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): John Ross Key 1882
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Rod and other Wildflowers
By John Ross Key
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): John Ross Key 1882
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
