Name: P. Sessanta antique jeweler's scale - Brass - 1850-1900
Brand: P. Sessanta
Rating: 87.5 (8 reviews)

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Antique Scientific Instruments

Ancient precision two-pan balance, in antique brass with chains in a contemporaneous metal alloy.
Late 19th century, origin: Italy.
Height 20 cm, maximum distance 20 cm, diameter of each pan 6.5 cm.
Produced by the historic and renowned Italian manufacturer P. Sessanta.
Intended for weighing precious metals.
The most interesting collectible element is the sharpness of the original historic stamps impressed on the beam and on the pans, with calibration and periodic verification marks from the period.
Object intact and fully original, retains the patina accumulated over time.

Antica bilancia di precisione a due piatti, in ottone antico con catenelle in lega metallica coeva.
Epoca fine 1800 ,origine Italia.
Altezza cm.20,distanza massima cm.20,diametro singolo piatto cm.6,5.
Prodotta dallo storico e rinomato fabbricante italiano P. Sessanta.    Destinata alla pesatura di metalli preziosi. 
L'elemento di massimo interesse collezionistico è  la nitidezza dei punzoni storici originali impressi sul braccio e sui piatti con timbri di calibrazione e verifica perodica dell'epoca.
Oggetto integro e completamente originale, conserva la patina accumulata nel tempo.


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P. Sessanta antique jeweler's scale - Brass - 1850-1900

Italy - Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

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Antique two-pan jeweller’s precision scale by P. Sessanta, made of brass in Italy between 1850 and 1900.

P. Sessanta antique jeweler's scale - Brass - 1850-1900

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Antique two-pan jeweller’s precision scale by P. Sessanta, made of brass in Italy between 1850 and 1900.

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