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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3876810, member: 111"]There is no engine-turning on this piece (nothing even resembles engine-turning), nor was any decoration done by hand, it is cast, and the metal would typically be bronze - it is Rococo-inspired in style. Not sure what a double throw lock is, but have seen locks like yours on boxes literally marked 'Made in France', and see no reason it couldn't be German or Italian, but French would be my personal <i>guess</i>...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3876810, member: 111"]There is no engine-turning on this piece (nothing even resembles engine-turning), nor was any decoration done by hand, it is cast, and the metal would typically be bronze - it is Rococo-inspired in style. Not sure what a double throw lock is, but have seen locks like yours on boxes literally marked 'Made in France', and see no reason it couldn't be German or Italian, but French would be my personal [I]guess[/I]... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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