16th century wrought iron safe 130 x 85 x 57 cm Rare Renaissance strongbox entirely clad in iron plates with dense hemispherical studding arranged in regular registers. The façade is architecturally set with lateral pilasters on moulded bases and central panelling punctuated by geometric squares; decorative applications in cast and chiselled iron enrich the main door, concealing a lock with an articulated internal mechanism.A monumental and defensive artefact, an expression of 16th-century Italian production intended for the safekeeping of money and documents in a mercantile or noble context.