Lot Essay
See Cabinet d'un Amateur, Ancienne Collection Delbée-Jansen, Christie's Monaco, 11th December 1999, Lot 348, for a similar balance.
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Details
A rare 17th-Century equal-arm balance,
unsigned, the finely modelled steel beam pivoted within a delicately pierced and moulded suspension decorated with flowers, scrolls and geometric patterns, the balance pointer viewed through a circular 'window', the arms with silver pans suspended by fine cord, with brass mounting pillar and marble stand -- 8½in. (21.6cm.) high
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unsigned, the finely modelled steel beam pivoted within a delicately pierced and moulded suspension decorated with flowers, scrolls and geometric patterns, the balance pointer viewed through a circular 'window', the arms with silver pans suspended by fine cord, with brass mounting pillar and marble stand -- 8½in. (21.6cm.) high
See Colour Illustrations
Literature
MICHEL, George, Ujren u. Messinstrumente (Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris) p.192