Lot Essay
marks, scratches, minor damages and losses consistent with age and use. Some weights missing, one or two possibly supplied from another set. Some old worming and other repairs.
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PROBABLY COLOGNE OR AMSTERDAM, CIRCA 1625
Details
An early set of coin weights and scale
Probably Cologne or Amsterdam, circa 1625
the wooden case decorated with burnt tool marks, the scales of usual form, 20 weights in fitted recesses, 13 in drawer, brass clasps and hooks.
8½in, (21.5cm.) wide
Probably Cologne or Amsterdam, circa 1625
the wooden case decorated with burnt tool marks, the scales of usual form, 20 weights in fitted recesses, 13 in drawer, brass clasps and hooks.
8½in, (21.5cm.) wide