English W & T Avery Brass and Mahogany Balance Beam Counter Scale and 3 Weights porringers Decorated with figures in traditional

Decorated with figures in traditional Chinese dress holding lanterns and dragons

1899-1939)

later frame

white glazed terra cotta architectural decoration from the exterior columns of the former historic department store

First edition | Originally published: 1873

English W & T Avery Brass and Mahogany Balance Beam Counter Scale and 3 Weights porringers Decorated with figures in traditionalDETAILS An antique table top weigh scale with a baluster form standard, and balance beam supporting two pans on a wooden base. Perhaps a merchant's shop scale. Together with (3) graduated disc weights: 1oz., 2 oz. MAKER Attributed to W & T Avery Limited (Birmingham, England, 1731 present) MARKS Arm: TO WEIGH 1 1 2 lbs Class 1 ORIGIN England United Kingdom STYLE Victorian Industrial PERIOD Queen Victoria (1837 1901) Late 19th century DATE Circa 1870