This very rich specimen of carving and iron work belongs to the early
period of the Renaissance, the lock being pure flamboyant tracery and
canopied figures, while the wood-carving exhibits the figures of Saints
in good style divided by pilasters instead of buttresses, and surmounted
by tent-shaped instead of pointed canopies. The angels above, who raise
the hangings from the niches, also show the transition character of the
work, some of them being full draped as in earlier, and others naked as
they appear in later Italian ornament; an angel gradually changing into a
cupid.
The upper part of the centre portion of the lock lifts up by the hinge
seen above, disclosing a keyhole, the lower part of the same portion
falls down with a like purpose. The feet of the Chest appear to have
been added. The figures appear to be the Virgin, SS. Barbara and Mary
Magdalene, SS. Peter and Paul.