A LARGE BRONZE THIRTY-TWO OUNCE TROY NEST OF WEIGHTS

A LARGE BRONZE THIRTY-TWO OUNCE TROY NEST OF WEIGHTS
GEORG SCHÜLLER, NUREMBERG, MID 17TH CENTURY
The lid with a double dog-shaped hinge, the animal shaped swinging handle mounted in mermaid supports, the clasp modelled as a seahorse, lid stamped with 32, s and makers mark, the punched body with central band depicting a hunting scene, containing ten nesting weights
27 cm. high (handle up)