@ Fernando, as far as i know these strong boxes/ armada chests are almost allays covered in a layer of black (tar/????). Mine was also covered in a layer of shoe shine.. so i have meticulously cleaned it with pure bezine. The greyish look is because it was standing in the sun, it is actually pretty black
Nevertheless it is very well preserved, only the floor panels have suffered minor damage.
The lock is still pretty strong and nearly 100% complete.
seeing as my treasure chest doesn't have a decorative lockplate which came into fashion in the early 1700s i can honestly say to everyone it is at least from somewhere around 1680 and mostlikely older. The models from the late 16th century are smaller and are simplistical in comparison to the variation i have.
Though a good museum currator coould probably tell a better story than me
A good source for any antique is the newly opened national museum in the Netherlands (my birth country).
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-NM-7658
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search...t%20&ii=4&p=11