Euvrard & Fabre
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A stack of weights totalling eight pounds, comprising eight …
See original version (French)
331
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A stack of weights totalling eight pounds, comprising eight …
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
A stack of weights totalling eight pounds, comprising eight bronze weights
The set bears hallmarks such as ‘LE FRA XXXXXLVO’ or ‘TOUT PLAIN 8 ’ …, and the hallmark of the Nuremberg master weigher Georg Schüller (a crossed key and arrow with his initials), which dates the set to the period around 1633–1667
According to the principle of weight sets, the box must weigh the same as the total weight of the cups plus the ‘plein’, and each cup must weigh half the weight of the next and twice the weight of the previous one
Some cups bear the inscription ‘MARCS’ along with numbers
This type of weight set was widely produced in the Nuremberg region and exported throughout Europe, particularly to France
Germany for France – 17th century
15.5 x 10 cm
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About the sale
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES – SCIENCE & GEOLOGY – MEDICINE – RUDY MEMIN’S STEAM ENGINES – ANIMALIA – NATURALIA – TRAVEL – MARINE – GLOBES
Auction location
Auction time
09/29/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 3162 - 10
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