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Teremok Antiques specializes in rare and unusual antiques, with an emphasis on early locks, keys boxes. Rare and unusual antiques for sale.

12/07/2022

At a loss for words, literally. Remarkably still BLANK! Red Leather Bound Ledger Book with Bramah Lock and Key. Private Ledger book. Substantially well made along with functioning high-quality brass Bramah & Co. lock and original key. Spine reads "Private Ledger D.A. & Co. Ltd. and in oval cartouche the maker name of "F. Leslie & Co. Manufacturers 40 Fahn St. EGL". Bramah locks are known for being "unpickable" and were used on high end goods in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Bramah lock was created by Joseph Bramah in 1784. The lock employed the first known high-security design. A completely unused original ledger book in excellent condition along with a high quality Bramah lock is a rare find. The keys for Bramah locks are very unique and difficult to replace - you would not be able to go through spare keys of the same size hoping one will work - so it is fortunate the original key is still present here. 10.5 x 15 x 2.5 in (26.67 x 38.1 x 6.4 cm)

12/06/2022

Casket set with Gemstones, England. 19th Century. A fine gilt-brass Georgian era table casket set with natural gemstones including agates and sardonyx. The open-work hand engraved brass frame backed by silk brocade board panels sits atop ball feet. The lid is bordered by a heavy cast and chased pinchbeck slike sculptural floral border. Apparently unmarked.The gemstones are glaw set with two bezel set stones on the left and right sides of the casket.

11/29/2022

Brass Combination Lock Casket, Probably England, 18th Century. Rare combination lock casket in solid brass with well executed engraved floral border surrounding the lid. Each dial features numerals and when all three are properly aligned the bolt underneath the lid can be moved open. Charming hand made piece. Signed “J. Stevenson” on lid. This casket relates to s***f box design of the period they used three dials to lock. This example is unusual for its large size and floral engraving.

11/24/2022

I’m investigating a very curious new find and can’t resist sharing as I go! Sneak peek: This highly unusual pneumatic table fountain takes the form of a sabil or shadirvan (public drinking fountains and ablution fountains) found at cross roads, on building facades and within Mosques. Here pipes are concealed in the upper and lower tanks that move water via air pressure and gravity to automatically raise and spray water from the top fluted basin. The use of miniaturized architecture, with a long tradition in Islamic culture, added to the entertaing and delightful effects of this marvel. The fountain may have had a role in celebrations, using perfumed waters. The craftsperson who made this object was clearly influenced by, and most certainly had access to, copies of some important texts such as: Heron of Alexandria’s “Pneumatica”, c. 50 CE., the The Banū Mūsā brothers, “Book of Ingenious Devices”, 850 CE., and Ismail al-Jazari “Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices”, 1206 CE., amongst other works by polymaths from antiquity through the medieval period emerging within the Islamic world. The assembled metal parts are made of tinned-copper alloy sheet with lead soldered seams, traces of gold gilding and appear to conform to the step-by-step instructions for fabricating similar devices described within al-Jazari “Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices”. This object bears many stylistic affinities to Islamic sabil (drinking fountains) and shadirvan (ablution fountains) erected during the Ottoman Empire from 16th century onward. There may be further links to the city of Diyarbakır, where al-Jazari worked at the Artuqid court of Nasir al-Din Mahmud at the Artuklu Palace in the 13th century. The architectural vernacular of this city has design elements seen on this object. More soon :) alDinMahmud

11/10/2022

A wedding box with block printed polychrome wallpapers known as Papiers Dominotés. France, 17-18th Century. With Key. The hand carved woodblock used to create the graphic black outlines within the printed imagery feature flowers, pomegranates and foliage.
15.5 x 9.5 x 10 in (39.37 x 24.2 x 25.4 cm)

11/09/2022

Rare Iron and Traveling “headrest" Chest, Kholmogory Or Veliky, Russia. 17th Century. Behind the tinned iron strapwork red parchment topped with thin sheets of mica add color and richness to the surface. Although it may appear at first as a writing slope, in fact this style of "headrest" was used for travel and the owner would sleep resting their head atop their precious belongings locked away in the chest. Made in either Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk Oblast, or Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Oblast Russia.

04/27/2022

Afternoon rainbows 🌈 emanating from a 19th century rock crystal candle pricked.

03/14/2022

French brass casket with people, animal and dragon motifs entwined within paradisaic floral and botanical arabesques.

6.5 x 3.65 x 3.46 in (16.51 x 9.3 x 8.8 cm)

03/13/2022

Exquisite 19th century French casket made for export to the Persian market. On all sides Qajar-themed decorative motifs depict a range of characters engaged in various activities.

6.5 x 3.65 x 3.46 in (16.51 x 9.3 x 8.8 cm)

02/28/2022

Rare Miniature Casket, 16th Century. Italy or Spain.

A small casket for holding precious objects such as jewels or valuable objects. Featuring brass strapwork with rosette brass tacks, fabric covering and parchment or paper lining. The brass hardware has traces of gilding on the front panel of the casket. The body of the casket is wood. Closes and locks with an iron hasp and functional padlock. The associated padlock with original key c. 1700.

4.3 x 2.75 x 2.37 in (10.93 x 7 x 6.1 cm)

16thcentury jewelrybox

02/27/2022

Charming miniature jewelry casket with padlock. 17th Century. Probably Italian.

02/25/2022

Small German Baroque Wrought Iron Strongbox, 17th Century.

Featuring wrought iron banded construction with a hidden keyhole concealed behind a decoy inside the front panel escutcheon. The lid features an iron rosette medallion with three rotating discs of petals that offer a decorative flourish, suggesting the casket, along with its diminutive size and thin carrying handle, may have been a domestic object for storing jewelry. The rosette medallion doubles as a secret latch and when rotated and moved will release a bolt allowing the lid to open.

9.875 x 6.2 x 5.2 in (25.09 x 15.8 x 13.3 cm)

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