A BRONZE SIXTEEN OUNCE TROY NEST OF WEIGHTS
GEORG SCHÜLLER, NUREMBERG, MID 17TH CENTURY
The lid with a double lizard-shaped hinge, the horse shaped swinging handle mounted in mermaid supports, the clasp modelled as a seahorse, lid stamped with 16, fleur-de-lys and makers mark, the body decorated overall with small scrolls and central band depicting a hunting scene, containing ten nesting weights
21 cm. high (handle up)
A BRONZE SIXTEEN OUNCE TROY NEST OF WEIGHTS
GEORG SCHÜLLER, NUREMBERG, MID 17TH CENTURY
The lid with a double lizard-shaped hinge, the horse shaped swinging handle mounted in mermaid supports, the clasp modelled as a seahorse, lid stamped with 16, fleur-de-lys and makers mark, the body decorated overall with small scrolls and central band depicting a hunting scene, containing ten nesting weights
21 cm. high (handle up)