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Large coin scale - LANGENBER , JOHANN Cologne Title: Large coin scale. Date: Dated 1606. Material: A box made of pear wood. An iron balance with brass pans and green cords. Brass weights. Measurement: 3,3 x 25,5 x 12,5 cm. Mark: On the inside of the lid, inscribed: ‘Scales and weights made by Master Johann Langenber of Cologne, goldsmith, in the year 1606’. Box and scales bearing the master’s mark. Description: A large, rectangular box with ornamental embossed and engraved decoration. Inside the drawer, marked with weights in black ink, are 40 weights bearing coin designs (22 of which are original). Two balancing weights are located beneath the lid. The beam balance features one round and one triangular weighing pan. A pair of tweezers is inserted into the side. Provenance: - Old Private Collection, Rhineland. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 18.49 Euro plus 3.51 Euro VAT EU: 26.89 Euro plus 5.11 Euro VAT Third country: 54.62 Euro plus 10.38 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Johann Langenber #Germany #Early Works of Art.