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A LATE 17TH-CENTURY NUREMBERG-PATTERN BRONZE NESTING WEIGHT MASTER CUP,
STAMPED ON THE LID 32 WITH TRIPLE FLEUR-DE-LYS AND OTHER MARKINGS, THE HANDLE MOULDED IN THE FORM OF TWO SERPENTS SUPPORTED BY A PAIR OF TWIN-TAILED MERMAIDS, THE LID WITH HINGE AND CLASP SUPPORTS FORMED AND MOULDED WITH THREE SEA HORSES, THE HINGED BACK PLATE WITH THREE DOG MASKS, THE CUP STAMPED WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIFS, MOON FIGURES AND STARS, THE UPPER AND LOWER BAND ENGRAVED WITH A HUNTING SCENE SHOWING STAGS BEING PURSUED BY HOUNDS IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH DUCKS FLYING ABOVE, THE MASTER CUP CONTAINING THREE ORIGINAL AND EIGHT REPLACEMENT CUP WEIGHTS -- 10¾IN. (27.3CM.) HIGH WITH HANDLE RAISED
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STAMPED ON THE LID 32 WITH TRIPLE FLEUR-DE-LYS AND OTHER MARKINGS, THE HANDLE MOULDED IN THE FORM OF TWO SERPENTS SUPPORTED BY A PAIR OF TWIN-TAILED MERMAIDS, THE LID WITH HINGE AND CLASP SUPPORTS FORMED AND MOULDED WITH THREE SEA HORSES, THE HINGED BACK PLATE WITH THREE DOG MASKS, THE CUP STAMPED WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIFS, MOON FIGURES AND STARS, THE UPPER AND LOWER BAND ENGRAVED WITH A HUNTING SCENE SHOWING STAGS BEING PURSUED BY HOUNDS IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH DUCKS FLYING ABOVE, THE MASTER CUP CONTAINING THREE ORIGINAL AND EIGHT REPLACEMENT CUP WEIGHTS -- 10¾IN. (27.3CM.) HIGH WITH HANDLE RAISED
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