732 - LANGENBERG, JOHAN

LANGENBERG, JOHAN Cologne Title: Large Coin Scale. Date: Dated 1648. Material: Box made of pear wood. Iron scales with green cords. Brass weights. Dimensions: 3 x 25.5 x 12.5 cm. Mark: Inscribed on the inside of the lid: “Wag und Gewicht macht M. Johan Langenberg wonende uff der Breitestraße in der gulden Waage in Cöllen Ao 1648.” One of the weighing pans is marked. Description: A large, rectangular box with ornamental embossed and engraved decoration. Inside the drawer, labeled with weight markings in black ink, are 40 weights bearing coin designs. Beneath the small lid drawer are three balancing weights. The beam scales have one round and one triangular pan. On the side is a compartment for a pair of weighing forceps Condition: The central clasp of the box is missing, as are the weighing forceps Provenance: - Former private collection, Rhineland Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Domestic: 18.49 euros plus 3.51 euros VAT EU: 26.89 euros plus 5.11 euros VAT Third country: 54.62 euros plus 10.38 euros VAT Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the U.S. by individual arrangement after the auction. #Johan Langenberg #Germany #17th C. #Early Works of Art.