Set of Nested Cup Weights

attributed to Guilliam de Neve, c. 1625 - c. 1650

The container with a cover houses ten weights of different dimensions used to weigh silver according to a precise system. The ornamentation near the clasp below the dog’s head displays the – at the time ultra modern – auricular style, which was used primarily for silver objects. The remaining design and decorations agree entirely with the nesting weights that were produced in the German city of Nuremberg.

  • Artwork typesluitgewicht
  • Object numberBK-NM-5153
  • Dimensionsweight 3895.4 gr, height 20.6 cm x diameter 12.1 cm x width 15.5 cm x weight 7823.1 gr, weight 30.46 gr, weight 15.23 gr, weight 982.4 gr, weight 3.74 gr, weight 244.8 gr, weight 1965.7 gr, weight 7.67 gr, weight 60.9 gr, weight 122.4 gr, weight 490.6 gr