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SINGLE OWNER COLLECTIONS /

BRASS AND STEEL DETECTOR LOCK BY JOHN WILKES, CIRCA 1685

LOT NUMBER : 3100

SALE DATE - Tuesday 17th June 2008

A brass and steel detector lock by John Wilkes, circa 1685, the rectangular front with a reeded knob, the lock plate decorated in relief with a soldier holding a staff pointing at the circular dial, his left leg hinged to reveal the keyhole, beneath the verse 'Had I but the guilt of tongue, I would declare & do no wrong, who the are that com by stealth, to impare my Masters welth', length approx 16.5cm, bearing Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd label to back, together with steel key. Note: a similar lock from the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated in Rupert Gentle and Rachel Field's Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, revised and enlarged by Belinda Gentle, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, plate 4, page 384.

SOLD FOR : £10000

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