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LOT 1774
Victorian Set of Balance Scales and Weights
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 x 5 1/2 in. (477 grams total, 23 x 14 cm including box).
In a velvet-lined wooden case with brass snap-hinges; balance arm with handle and gnomon, two dished pans on chains; stand with screw-thread to base; socket with brass cap and threaded central hole; steel tweezers; seven brass cup weights marked as 1GM, 2 x 2GM, 5GM, 2 x 10GM, 20 GM; plastic case with milligram weights: 500, 2 x 200, 100, 50, 2 x 20, 10, 5, 2 x 2. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Silver Pocket Watch
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Being a Continental silver-cased watch for key-winding with engraved outer back and plain inner, marked '900 fine' and with '38361(?)' serial number; the unnamed mechanism with hour and minute hands; fitted with an enamelled dial with Roman numerals and a 'bird and flowers' central detail, with suspension ring and back release catch. 38.5 grams, 53 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Post Medieval Weapon and Head Group
Circa 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Comprising daggers, dagger belts and statue heads mounted on custom-made display stands, including one apparent puppet head. 2.5 kg total, 29-97 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Depicting a series of lavish tents erected in a green landscape, populated by a prince and men in attendance of a punishment, dark blue arboreal border, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 915 grams, 37.5 x 30 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
