Nested cup weights - Patinated bronze - Nuremberg
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An 11-piece nesting weight set in heavy patinated bronze from Nuremberg, dating to 1750–1781, with a total weight of 3920 g, a height of 16 cm, and a top diameter of 10.7 cm, originating from Germany.
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Locking- or arrow-weight, 11-piece, Nuremberg, 1750-1781
Locking weight, Beaker weight / Nesting weights
11-piece and heavy 8 Cologne marks, bronze, Nuremberg, outside decorated with punched rims and French lilies, stars and in the lower rim alternately little trees and leaping foxes.
On the top side of the lid the weight 8 (Mark) and the caster’s mark: seahorse, gilder Johann Konrad Schön. Johann Konrad Schön, master ‘Rotschmied’ in 1750 and used as his mark the seahorse or "Meer Roß" until 1781.
In the bowls of 1 and 2 the mark with the city’s arms of Nuremberg: an eagle with a crowned female head and spread wings.
The weight of the three heaviest bowls is indicated on the upper edge with: 4 MARCS, 2 MARCS, 1 MARC.
In the bottom of the bowls the figures: 4, 2, 1 (Marc), 16, (8), (4), 2, 1 (lead), 4, x, x.
The finishing piece is of a later date / recent.
An earlier owner noted on the underside of the bowls the weight in grams. The entire nesting weight weighs 3920 grams, almost 4 kilograms.
Dimensions: diameter of upper rim 10.7 cm, bottom 6.7 cm.
Total height (incl. handle) 16 cm; height of bowl 8.2 cm.
Locking- or arrow-weight, 11-piece, Nuremberg, 1750-1781
Locking weight, Beaker weight / Nesting weights
11-piece and heavy 8 Cologne marks, bronze, Nuremberg, outside decorated with punched rims and French lilies, stars and in the lower rim alternately little trees and leaping foxes.
On the top side of the lid the weight 8 (Mark) and the caster’s mark: seahorse, gilder Johann Konrad Schön. Johann Konrad Schön, master ‘Rotschmied’ in 1750 and used as his mark the seahorse or "Meer Roß" until 1781.
In the bowls of 1 and 2 the mark with the city’s arms of Nuremberg: an eagle with a crowned female head and spread wings.
The weight of the three heaviest bowls is indicated on the upper edge with: 4 MARCS, 2 MARCS, 1 MARC.
In the bottom of the bowls the figures: 4, 2, 1 (Marc), 16, (8), (4), 2, 1 (lead), 4, x, x.
The finishing piece is of a later date / recent.
An earlier owner noted on the underside of the bowls the weight in grams. The entire nesting weight weighs 3920 grams, almost 4 kilograms.
Dimensions: diameter of upper rim 10.7 cm, bottom 6.7 cm.
Total height (incl. handle) 16 cm; height of bowl 8.2 cm.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Weight
3920 g
Style subtype
Baroque
Bronze type
Patinated bronze
Over 200 years old
Yes
Title additional information
Nuremberg
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Germany
Material
Bronze
Style
Antique
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
16 cm
Width
10.7 cm
Depth
10.7 cm
Estimated period
1750-1781
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