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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox British, Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel, wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels, British, London — Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766

Watch with a portrait of Alexander II, czar of Russia (r. 1855–81), H. Maret, Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement, with temperature-compensated balance and Swiss lever escapement, Swiss, Geneva — Watch with a portrait of Alexander II, czar of Russia (r. 1855–81)
H. Maret
probably ca. 1855–65

Watch with a portrait of Nicholas I, czar of Russia (r. 1825–55), Firm of Perret & Cie, Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement with temperature-compensated balance and Swiss lever escapement, Swiss, Geneva — Watch with a portrait of Nicholas I, czar of Russia (r. 1825–55)
Firm of Perret & Cie
probably ca. 1850–55

Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, James Cox British, Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels, British, London — Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
James Cox
ca. 1766–72

Scale pan, Brass, Italian, Rome — Scale pan
Italian, Rome
1572–84

Balance and weights with case, Brass, wood, leather, suede, steel, linen cord, possibly Bohemian, Prague — Balance and weights with case
possibly Bohemian, Prague
probably late 17th–early 18th century

Scale, Steel, brass, French — Scale
French
17th century

Scale, Iron, brass, Spanish — Scale
Spanish
15th–16th century

Two Scale Balance Beams, Copper (cast), Lambayeque (Sicán) — Two Scale Balance Beams
Lambayeque (Sicán)
9th–11th century

Copper Scale Balance, Copper (hammered), Chimú — Copper Scale Balance
Chimú
12th–15th century

Two Scale Balance Beams, Copper (cast), Lambayeque (Sicán) — Two Scale Balance Beams
Lambayeque (Sicán)
9th–11th century

Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale, Wooden box and copper alloy scale, Coptic — Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale
Coptic
500–600

Balance scale, Henry N. Hooper and Company American, Brass, steel, and marble, American — Balance scale
Henry N. Hooper and Company
O.P. Drake
ca. 1845–55