Description:
Two Metal Locks with Keys, Korea, 19th/20th century, a long, rectangular cast iron lock, with a tubular lock with the center curving outward like a belly for a navel-shaped keyhole, 5 x 6 7/8; and one yellow brass in the shape of fish with a tubular lock running across the top, the front decorated with punched rings and scale design, with two stick-shape keys, 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $500-700
iron rust; does not open easily.
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Keywords
KoreaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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