Cup (14) - Tin - over 6 kg

Extensive and particularly decorative collection of 14 antique tin capacity measures (moisture measures) from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The lot has a total weight of just over 6 kilograms and presents a beautiful cross-section of West European calibration weights from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France, ranging from the smallest centiliter sizes to large liter and double-liter cups.

Virtually all measuring cups are richly marked on the underside and along the rims with clearly legible gauge marks (master marks) and historical calibration marks:
7x Cylindrical measuring cups with angular handle (France, Paris, 19th century): Cleanly designed metric capacity sizes with a flat top rim, a strongly angular handle and a profiled foot ring.

Several examples in this series bear the same Parisian master mark on the underside: a coat of arms covered by a wall crown with a hammer and the initials G-G. In addition, the walls are stamped with capacity indications (including DOUBLE CENTILITRE, DECILITRE and LITRE) and marks of quality.

4x Cylindrical measuring cups with S-shaped handle (the Netherlands and Northern Germany, 19th century):

Among them several Dutch capacities on the underside fully marked by the well-known Utrecht gauge-maker Forbach Utrecht (with two crowned Mercury’s rods and the initials F-U) and equipped with Dutch year letters and office metrological marks on the lip rim. There is also one Northern German specimen underside marked Schröder Celle (Lower Saxony) with the coat of arms of the Saxon Ros and initials A-S (bearing old collection number 2095).
3x Measuring cups with a raised pouring lip (Belgium / Northern France, 19th century): Robust cylindrical measures with a protruding lip and angular handle with a knurled rest. Directly beneath the lip there is a continuous horizontal band of decades of stamped year letters and re-calibration marks, which testifies to decades of use in trade. One specimen bears an old collection number (1979).

Condition:
The lot is in good, fair and unrestored antique condition with a beautiful, authentic dark gray patina of aging. The cups show the characteristic signs of their historical function in tavern, shop or brewery (such as light dings, scratches and old oxidation marks on the inside), but are free from major cracks or breaks.
See the detail photos for an exact impression of the base marks, calibration rings and patina.

Specifications:
Number of items: 14 pieces
Material: Tin
Dating: 19th century / early 20th century (c. 1830 – 1910)
Marked masters among others: Forbach (Utrecht), Schröder (Celle), G.G. (Paris)
Origin: Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France
Total weight: > 6,000 grams (over 6 kg)