"Miniature Nuremberg Casket Dlg Michael Mann - Germany Sixteenth Century"
BOX in gilt metal engraved with chiseled decoration Adorned with a landscape, houses and chapels; lock under the lid presenting a complication mechanism with gaps, to restore, top handle, missing feet, Work in the tradition of Michael MANN, active in Augsburg, then in Nuremberg, between 1590 and 1630. High. 5, Length. 8, Width. 5.5 cm Watchmaker and locksmith Michael MANN gives his name to small metal boxes with finely engraved faces. With their locks placed on top, they are reminiscent of a miniature and precious version of the privateer chests made in the same city. 
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