Balance of iron, A forged iron balance. The arms of the balance are reduced to the ends from rectangular to octagonal cross-section and end in an open-worked button, the equator is open at the start with a rosy shape and has three open-worked buttons. The housing, with two eyes connected around the knife, consists of two octagonal bars, which merge into rings, on which rests an oval table with an opening for the hook. A gracefully forged pendant, attached to the house, accentuates the center of the balance., 1500 - 1600, iron (metal), forging, h 28.8 cm × w 48.5 cm

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Balance of iron, A forged iron balance. The arms of the balance are reduced to the ends from rectangular to octagonal cross-section and end in an open-worked button, the equator is open at the start with a rosy shape and has three open-worked buttons. The housing, with two eyes connected around the knife, consists of two octagonal bars, which merge into rings, on which rests an oval table with an opening for the hook. A gracefully forged pendant, attached to the house, accentuates the center of the balance., 1500 - 1600, iron (metal), forging, h 28.8 cm × w 48.5 cm