Door lock with lock plate, French, 17th/ early 18th century,

steel, the lock on a metal mount and the key on a metal mount with a perspex base; together with a key with dolphins,

Overall the condition of the lock is good. There is dirt and wear to the surfaces consistent with age and handling, including a few minor nicks and scratches. The key has been lost and so the lock is no longer operational. The right screw of the lock plate is stiff. There is minor oxidization to the metal in some areas. Overall the condition of the base is good with some dirt and wear. There is dirt and wear to the key with dolphins consistent with age and handling. There is oxidization to the metal throughout. Otherwise the condition is good. The condition of the base is good with some dirt and wear.
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lock plate: 11 by 10.5cm., 4 3/8  by 4 1/8  in.
base: 2 by 36.1cm., ¾ by 14¼in.
base: 7cm., 2¾in.

Another key with dolphins was sold at Sotheby's, The Hever Castle Collection. Works of Art, 6th May 1983, lot. 223;

RELATED LITERATURE
H. R. d'Allemagne, Decorative Antique Ironwork: A Pictorial Treasury, New York, 1968, nos. 54B, 77, 78