Door lock and key
Designed for a double door, this splendid object is as decorative as it is practical. Long thought to be French, this lock was probably made in Vienna by an Austrian locksmith for one of the rooms of Palais Paar, an impressive Baroque residence that was renovated between 1765 and 1772 by the French-born architect Isidor Canevale (active 1760-1788). Paneling in a late Rococo style, assembled from two separate rooms of Palais Paar, is installed in the Wrightsman Galleries of French Decorative Art.
Artwork Details
- Title: Door lock and key
- Date: ca. 1770
- Culture: probably Austrian, Vienna
- Medium: Gilt bronze; steel key
- Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 13 1/4 × 9 1/2 in., 23.7 lb. (33.7 × 24.1 cm, 10.8 kg)
- Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.206.33a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Isidor Canevale
Johann Georg Leithner
ca. 1765–72, with later additions
Joachim Michael Salecker
1723
Ignaz Joseph Würth
marked 1781
Ignaz Joseph Würth
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