Details
FRENCH, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
A balance scale
parcel-gilt brass; the base associated
14 in. (35.2 cm.) high
1034 in. (27.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
Jacques and Henriette Schumann Collection; Christie's, Paris, 30 September 2003, lot 277, where acquired by Alice and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Exhibited
Le Cabinet de l'Amateur, Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris February-April 1956, no.306.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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