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Fraysse & Associés

108 - Jeweler’s balance scale for diamonds and gemstones in a mahogany case. With a steel beam holding two deep circular trays. An interior compartment featuring a small mahogany flap mounted on brass hinges protects a complete set of square weights, each individually stamped with its value. The interior of the lid is engraved with the manufacturer’s name: LE CARAT DE 205 MILLIG. L. EXUPÈRE 71, RUE DE TURBIGO, 71 PARIS. Late 19th century (damage and missing parts). Case length: 12.5 cm Louis EXUPÈRE, based at 71 rue de Turbigo in Paris, was one of the most renowned and award-winning manufacturers of precision weighing instruments of the late 19th century, specializing in scales for the jewelry and banking industries.

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€20 - 30

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28.5%

Jeweler’s balance scale for diamonds and gemstones in a mahogany case. With a steel beam holding two deep circular trays. An interior compartment featuring a small mahogany flap mounted on brass hinges protects a complete set of square weights, each individually stamped with its value. The interior of the lid is engraved with the manufacturer’s name: LE CARAT DE 205 MILLIG. L. EXUPÈRE 71, RUE DE TURBIGO, 71 PARIS. Late 19th century (damage and missing parts). Case length: 12.5 cm Louis EXUPÈRE, based at 71 rue de Turbigo in Paris, was one of the most renowned and award-winning manufacturers of precision weighing instruments of the late 19th century, specializing in scales for the jewelry and banking industries.

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Auction details

FROM THE FORMER COLLECTION OF MR. E. B. ESTATES OF MR. B. AND MRS. H. Art books and antiques - Auction catalogs - Old papers - Lithographs and modern paintings - Curiosities - Furniture and objets d’art
Wednesday, November 4
02:15 PM
Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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Fraysse & Associés +33 1 53 45 92 10 contact@fraysse.net
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 60,000 lots published

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