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Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its
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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Iron

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance

H 41.93 in W 26.97 in D 14.97 in
Cassone Chest Cedar Azores 20 October 1592 marriage scrollwork mastic punchwork
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
-century.   This cassone bears the date ‘1592 OCTOBER 20’. It is the only, known, sixteenth century chest
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Antique 16th Century Unknown Renaissance Blanket Chests

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Cedar

Cassone Chest Cedar Azores 20 October 1592 marriage scrollwork mastic punchwork
Cassone Chest Cedar Azores 20 October 1592 marriage scrollwork mastic punchwork

Cassone Chest Cedar Azores 20 October 1592 marriage scrollwork mastic punchwork

H 31.3 in W 71.86 in D 25.79 in
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its
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Antique Early 1600s German Renaissance Painted Furniture

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Iron

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance

H 18.9 in W 28.35 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"
Located in Dallas, TX
crown, and a smaller crest on the chest of the eagle. The model vessel would resonate with sailors or
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Mid-20th Century English Models and Miniatures

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Fabric, Wood, String

Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"

Mid-Century Spanish Carved Armada Style Model Ship the "Fragata Espanola, 1780"

H 24.5 in W 31.5 in D 8.5 in

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H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
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Antique Salt Cedar Chest, Hand Carved Painted Spanish Red Cross Galleon Ships
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Spanish Armada Chest
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Located in Lincolnshire, GB
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Small Painted Armada Chest

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Located in Lincolnshire, GB
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Located in Buisson, FR
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17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

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17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg
Located in Buisson, FR
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17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg
17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

17th Century German Hand Forged Iron Strongbox from Nuremberg or Augsburg

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17th Century Iron Strongbox from a Ship
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17th Century Iron Strongbox from a Ship

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Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table
Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table

Unique 17th Century German Iron Armada Chest Coffee Table

H 22.45 in W 37.8 in D 20.28 in
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Located in Laguna Beach, CA
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17th Century Iron Armada Chest
17th Century Iron Armada Chest

17th Century Iron Armada Chest

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17th Century German Iron Armada Chest

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