Important 17th century wrought iron German buckle knocker...

Important 17th century wrought iron German buckle knocker and its lock.
The small, almost circular buckle has two facing C's, swollen at the ends, from which eight small volutes escape outside and inside.
The ornamentation of the ring is completed by two figures chiselled in high relief on the sides of the ring and a head wearing a high hat above the leaf.
The lace is surmounted by a winged cherub in a round bump. The large plate is embossed, openworked and engraved with various ornaments: volutes, scraps and leafy arabesques.
Germany. Late 16th or early 17th century.
Width: ring: 16,5 cm - width of the plate: 18,5 cm Total
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