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16th Century Safe

16th Wrought Iron Safe, Renaissance Style, for Donations or Cash Chest
16th Wrought Iron Safe, Renaissance Style, for Donations or Cash Chest

16th Wrought Iron Safe, Renaissance Style, for Donations or Cash Chest

Located in Marbella, ES

This type of safe was commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries to hold valuables, alms, or documents, in both religious and civil contexts.

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Antique 16th Century Spanish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Southern German, Nuremberg, fourth quarter of 16th century. The antiquarian, oak Stand has been made from a small 18th century table with later stretchers to accommodate this stro...

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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Ducal Armada Strongbox Safe wrought iron polychrome Renaissance Nuremburg
Ducal Armada Strongbox Safe wrought iron polychrome Renaissance Nuremburg

Ducal Armada Strongbox Safe wrought iron polychrome Renaissance Nuremburg

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

A Rare Ducal "Armada" Strongbox (Travelling Safe) wrought iron with original polychrome painted decoration, Nuremberg, late Renaissance, late 16th / early 17th century An exceptiona...

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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Extremely Rare Medieval-Renaissance Wrought Iron Triple-Lock Wall Safe Door
Extremely Rare Medieval-Renaissance Wrought Iron Triple-Lock Wall Safe Door

Extremely Rare Medieval-Renaissance Wrought Iron Triple-Lock Wall Safe Door

Located in Doha, QA

An exceptionally rare and remarkably complete late Medieval to early Renaissance wrought iron wall safe door, hand-forged in Austria during the 15th or early 16th century.

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Antique 16th Century Austrian Renaissance Doors and Gates

Materials

Wrought Iron

Exceptional Renaissance Wrought Iron Wall Safe Door from a Medieval Castle
Exceptional Renaissance Wrought Iron Wall Safe Door from a Medieval Castle

Exceptional Renaissance Wrought Iron Wall Safe Door from a Medieval Castle

Located in Doha, QA

An exceptionally rare and architecturally significant late Gothic wrought iron wall safe door, hand forged in Austria during the late 15th to early 16th century, originating from a ...

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Antique 16th Century Austrian Renaissance Doors and Gates

Materials

Wrought Iron

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16th Century Italian Safe-Armoire
16th Century Italian Safe-Armoire

16th Century Italian Safe-Armoire

Sold

H 75.5 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in

16th Century Italian Safe-Armoire

Located in New York, NY

Rare safe-armoire in fruitwood from Central Italy. Four front doors with working locks. This piece of furniture was exhibited at the “International Antiques Exhibition of Cortona” ...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Cabinets

Materials

Fruitwood

Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand
Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand

Strongbox, Safe, Late 16th Century, Nuremberg, Iron, Naïve, Painted, Oak Stand

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

These iron bound chests were made in Southern Germany, particularly Nuremberg in the late-16th and 17th centuries and exported throughout Europe.

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Antique 16th Century European Elizabethan Furniture

Materials

Iron

Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk
Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk

Strongbox Safe Iron Table-Top Renaissance Painted Nuremberg Armada Chest Folk

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Southern German, Nuremberg, fourth quarter of 16th century. Provenance: Private Collection, Italy.  

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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Iron

18th Century or Earlier Bronze Buddha South East Asian
18th Century or Earlier Bronze Buddha South East Asian

18th Century or Earlier Bronze Buddha South East Asian

By Southeast Asia

Located in Dallas, TX

The underside truly looks to be 17th or even 16th century but to be safe, I am attributing it to 18th century.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Southeast Asian Agra Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Florentine Renaissance 16th Century Carved Solid Walnut Wood Safe
Florentine Renaissance 16th Century Carved Solid Walnut Wood Safe

Florentine Renaissance 16th Century Carved Solid Walnut Wood Safe

Located in Firenze, IT

Stunning carved walnut wood dark patina safe, typical Florentine school manufacture, 16th century.

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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

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