A RARE MICHEL MANN CASE

Description:

Nuremberg, ca. 1600
4,5 x 7,5 x 5,1 cm
Rectangular brass case with bun feet and finest engravings on all sides, as well as inside the base. The sides and the inner bottom decorated with depictions of angels, a fruit bouquet on the bottom. On the lid depiction of king and queen. The edges of the box are set with floral openwork, copper-coloured profiles, a blind lock on the top. The keyhole can be covered and the cover is inscribed: MICHEL MAN. Small, movable carrying handle. Inside marked "MM". In the lid a filigree iron lock with four bolts. Slightly worn.
Private Collection, Stuttgart
Expertise Dr. Ulrich Morgenroth, Schloß- und Beschlägemuseum, Velbert, 2018
Lit. Berger, E. Prunk-Kassetten, Graz 1998, p. 116