17th Nov, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II)

 
  Lot 415
 

415

A Set of Brass and Painted Wood Weighing Balance, 19th century, the balance arm stamped PORTATA...

A Set of Brass and Painted Wood Weighing Balance, 19th century, the balance arm stamped PORTATA CEILOG and with various stamps, suspended in a dolphin and putti cast frame, on a tapering cylindrical column issuing from a naturalistically carved and painted hand, 136cm high

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500


 

Some losses to the decoration on hand. Some typical scratching throughout.

 


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Auction: Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II), 17th Nov, 2018

Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II)

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