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A hand-held balance by Freeman, Bartholomew Lane, London, c. 1740, with brass weights (6), for 36s, 27s, 18s, 13s 6d, 9s and 6s 9d, in box with decorated lid; a small handheld balance, c. 1780, with 5:8 and 2:16 weights, in japanned box; a brass Sovereign balance by Harrison, in case of issue [Lot]. Last extremely fine, others about very fine £100-200
Hammer Price: £220
A hand-held balance, c. 1780, with brass weights (10), for Moidore, Half- and Quarter-Moidore, Guinea and Half-Guinea (W 1415, 1425, 1441, 1447, 1451), £3 12s, 36s, 18s, 9s and 4s 6d; a handheld balance, c. 1800, with brass weights for 21s, 10s 6d and infra; a Sovereign balance by H. Bell & Co, Prescot, Lancs, with five knobbed weights [Lot]. Generally about very fine; in fitted cases £100-200
Hammer Price: £360
A hand-held balance, c. 1780, with brass weights (11), for £3 12s, 36s, 27s, 21s, 18s, 13s 6d, 10s 6d, 9s, 6s 9d, 5s 3d and 4s 6d, in rosewood case with hinged lid; a small handheld balance with a 5s 8d weight, in japanned box; a folding balance stamped T.B., c. 1820, with brass weights (5), for Guinea, Half- and Third-Guinea, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [Lot]. Generally about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £400
A hand-held balance, c. 1780, with brass weights (10), for Guinea (2), Half-Guinea (2), Quarter-Guinea (2), others (4), in fitted oak box; small handheld balances (2), c. 1780, each with 5:8 and 2:16 weights, in japanned boxes; a brass Sovereign balance, in case of issue [Lot]. Generally about very fine £100-200
Hammer Price: £200
A hand-held balance, c. 1780, with brass weights (12), for Guinea and Half-Guinea, 5 Dwt, 2 Dwt, smaller (8), in black fitted case; a hand-held balance, c. 1780, with brass weights (5), for 36s, 21s, 18s, 10s 6d and 9s, in black fitted case; French hand-held balances (2), c. 1780-1800, one with a set of nesting weights, in wooden cases [Lot]. Varied state £100-150
A set of Georgian hand-held scales by R. Vandome & Sons, Leadenhall Street, London, with brass weights (6), for 3 Sovereigns, 2 Sovereigns, Sovereigns, 1821 (2) and Half-Sovereigns, 1821 (2), in fitted wooden case; brass Sovereign balances (4), stamped C.S. [Charles Simmons], W.T. [William Tabberer], Harrison, and one unsigned (W p.262) [Lot]. Very fine and better; first in fitted wooden case, Harrison in original box £200-300
French hand-held balances (4), c. 1780-1800, each with a set of nesting weights, all with extra weights in secret compartments in boxes [Lot]. Generally about very fine; in fitted cases, one with scratched initials E.B. on underside of lid £100-150
An Italian brass hand-held balance, c. 1810, with uniface brass weights (11), for Doppia Spagna (3), Doppia Savoia (2), Doppia Genoa, Doppia Parma, Luigi di Francia (2), Sovrano and 20 Franchi [Lot]. Extremely fine; in fitted black case with decorated lid £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
A hand-held balance by I. Mastenbroek Stads Eyk., Mr Balansemaker, Amsterdam, with a group of square brass coin weights (16) for differing European denominations [Lot]. In very good overall condition; contained in a rectangular box with an extra sliding panel in the base £200-300
Hammer Price: £650
A Continental-made hand-held balance, c. 1750, with square brass weights (15), for differing denominations of European gold coins. Very fine; in fitted wooden case with hidden compartments, the hinged lid with decorated floral pattern £100-200
Hammer Price: £480
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