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THB16th C. German Bronze Nested Measuring Cups
Lot 187
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 11, 2019
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2019-07-11 10:00:00
2019-07-11 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Western Europe, Germany, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A fine set of nested cups used for measuring small quantities of precious metals in troy ounces. Each cup fits within the next-largest cup inside the latched container, and all decrease in the quantity of precious metals they could contain. The latched storage vessel doubles as the largest measuring cup which able to measure 32 troy ounces, and the smallest cup being able to measure one-eighth of a troy ounce. The latched lid has a pair of horizontal bars set into a V-shape, with a single baluster-shaped knob and a flat-topped conical bulb on either side. Fine green and brown patina has formed across each component. Most cups have their measurement quantity as well as an "A" stamped into the surface of their respective basins. Size: 3.25" L x 2.6" W x 2.625" H (8.3 cm x 6.6 cm x 6.7 cm).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Frau Ruth Sorge collection, Germany, acquired in the 1980s
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#137185Small loss to top of conical bulb on lid. Smallest cup may not be original to the set. Minor abrasions and nicks to rim and base of each cup, with light encrustations, and slight bending to latch. Light earthen deposits and wonderful green and brown patina throughout. Old inventory label beneath base of container. Latch is articulated and still functions.Condition
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