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Lot 124
Boxed Islamic Scales and Weights, Likely Persian, 19th Century
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The lacquered wooden case painted with allover avian and floral motifs; the compartmentalized interior with two sets of brass scales and ten conforming weights.

Box exterior is 2 x 10 x 6 in.

Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina

Crazing to box; wear throughout consistent with age and use; the pans for the larger scales need to be re-strung; the top's latch does not close; overall good estate condition.