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Large coin scale - DE METZ , GEORGE Cologne Title: Large coin scale. Date: Dated 1644. Material: A box made of pear wood. An iron balance with brass pans and green cords. Brass weights. Measurement: 3 x 25 x 12,5 cm. Mark: On the inside of the lid, inscribed: ‘Balance and weights made by M: George de Metz, residing in Couloigne on Rue de St. Maximin in the year 1644’. Description: A large, rectangular box with ornamental embossed and engraved decoration. Inside the drawer, 40 weights bearing coin designs, with their weights marked in black ink. Beneath the lid, 5 calibration weights. The beam balance features one round and one triangular weighing pan. The tweezers, which were originally inserted into the side, are missing. 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. #George de Metz #Germany #Early Works of Art.