Description
This important Gothic period treasure chest, with a single body, rests on two claw-shaped glides.
It is made of thick, long, grained oak boards whose uprights are assembled with live joints and pegged with mortise and tenon joints, ensuring its solidity.
The rigorous structure is reinforced by a network of large wrought iron hinges. While these elements, studded with nails, ensure the furniture’s solidity, they also constitute its ornamentation. The two locks are richly crafted and feature cut-out motifs. Opposite, two beautiful iron rings act as door handles.
This cabinet shows has four doors.
Once opened, the upper section opens to the left, through two small locked doors—which have retained their original key and lock ; a shelf and two small shelves to the right.
The lower section opens onto a large shelf.
Under the molded cornice, a beautiful crenellated frieze adorns the front of the Cabinet.
This cabinet thus has all the hallmarks of medieval architecture. Its structure reflects the manufacturing processes used during the Early Middle Ages, as does the rich ironwork. The hinges connecting the doors, the door handles, and the typically Gothic locks are richly and simply decorated and crafted.