A set of monetary weights known as the "Nuremberg set,"...
A set of monetary weights known as the "Nuremberg set," made of patinated bronze and shaped like a truncated cone. The case has a hinged lid with a cut-out handle and contains a series of engraved, nestable cups of decreasing weight.
The lid bears the inscription “HECTOG.”
Dated to the 18th century.
Dimensions: H_3.5 cm W_5.5 cm D_7 cm
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A set of monetary weights known as the "Nuremberg set," made of patinated bronze and shaped like a truncated cone. The case has a hinged lid with a cut-out handle and contains a series of engraved, nestable cups of decreasing weight.
The lid bears the inscription “HECTOG.”
Dated to the 18th century.
Dimensions: H_3.5 cm W_5.5 cm D_7 cm
One weight is missing
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
