A hand-held 18th century French balance, with nesting and other brass weights; another hand-held French balance stamped St Georges, Toulouse, early 19th century, with weights for 48, 24 and 20 Francs, etc; a hand-held 18th century German balance for the Spanish trade, with weights for Doblon, Duro, etc; together with another hand-held balance, probably 18th century French, with decorative lid [4]. Varied state; all in fitted wooden cases £100-200