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Balance Scale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American balance scale.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
19century English Balancing Scale
By G. None
Located in Tarrytown, NY
19century English balancing scale.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Italian 18th Century Balance, Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very stunning 18th century balance - Scale from Rome, Italy. Beautifully crafted from polychromed
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
1880s Iron And Brass Balancing Scale
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s iron and brass balancing scale.
Category
Antique 1880s Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
French 18th Century Balance Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome French 18th century balance scale in iron and brass. The balance mechanism is in iron
Category
Antique 18th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Dairy Balance Scales by Parnall of Bristol
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Dairy balance scales by Parnall of Bristol
Superb large brass and iron dairy balance scales by
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Maco Braga Brass Apothecary Balance Scale
Located in San Mateo, CA
Brass apothecary style balance scale. This is marked J.A.L Portugal in numerous places. The scale
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Butchers Balance Scales, Advertising Palethorpes’ Sausages
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Butchers Balance Scales, Advertising Palethorpes’ Sausages
Palethorpes’ Sausage Scales with Brass
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese Apothecary Balance Scale Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese carved wood apothecary balance scale with stand and storage drawer cabinet. It
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1950s Russian Double Balance Scale, Large
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s Russian double balance scale, large
We have an extraordinary collection of highly accurate
Category
Vintage 1950s Russian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
Spanish, Bronze Balance Scale with Green Painted Wooden Stand
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish bronze balance scale with green painted wooden stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Victorian brass balance scale made by Hunt & Co, England
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Victorian brass balance scale made by Hunt & Co, England. Dimensions: 32.5"H x 25"W.
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century Bronze Balance Scale
Located in Dallas, TX
Large 19th Century Bronze Balance Scale is a wonderful example of European mercantile history
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Belle Époque Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th French Mahogany & Brass Balance Scale, c.1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A late 19th century balance scale. The body is Mahogany with two brass trays, brass and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by Holliday & Co London 1907
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by Holliday & Co London 1907
This very large and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
1950s Decorative Russian Double Precision Balance Scale, Medium Size
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s decorative Russian double precision balance scale – Medium size
1950s vintage decorative
Category
Vintage 1950s Russian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
H 32.68 in W 33.08 in D 15.75 in
1950s Decorative Russian Double Precision Balance Scale, Small Size
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s decorative Russian double precision balance scale, small size
1950s vintage decorative
Category
Vintage 1950s Russian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
1950s Decorative Russian Double Precision Balance Scale, Medium Size
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s decorative Russian double precision balance scale, medium size
1950s vintage decorative
Category
Vintage 1950s Russian Desk Sets
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
H 33.08 in W 33.08 in D 15.75 in
Antique Commercial Balance Scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique commercial balance scale by H. L. Becker in Brussels is the type of precision instrument
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel
Set of W T Avery 10 LB Bankers Balance Scales and Weights
By W & T Avery
Located in London, by appointment only
Magnificent set of very large bankers 10lb balance scales together with a contemporary set of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Chinese Apothecary Balance Scale Stand with Weights
Located in Pomona, CA
Beautiful Chinese carved wood apothecary balance scale stand with a set of 30 pieces scale weights
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Antique English Spring Balance Scale Made by Salter 100 Years Old, Custom Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English spring balance scale made by "Salter Co." on custom made stand, 100 years old
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique English Spring Balance Scale Made by Salter 100 Years Old, Custom Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English spring balance scale made by "Salter Co." on custom made stand, 100 years old
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique 19th C Reuben Sutcliffe English Nickel Plated Hanging Balance Scale
Located in Dayton, OH
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Unsurprisingly, balance scales have been around since antiquity and have been used for a variety of functional
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron, Nickel
H 60 in W 54 in D 19 in
English Brass Bankers Balance Scale from the 19th Century with Circular Pans
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English brass bankers balance scale from the 19th century. Born in England during the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 25 in W 21.5 in D 14 in
Large Antique French Brass and Iron Balance Scale with Weights
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Elegant brass scale marked: Ets Testut 8 Rue Popincourt 8 Paris.
Includes measurement indicator
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
Antique Canada Post Office Balance Scale with Cast Metal Base and Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique postal scale is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Late Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 9.5 in W 23.25 in D 10 in
Table Lamp Made of an old Wrought Iron Scale, Balance
Located in Antwerp, BE
Table lamp made of an old wrought iron balance, scale.
Measure: Width 48 cm.
Depth 20 cm.
Height
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 1940s Vintage Industrial Apothecary Laboratory Teaching Scale Balance
Located in Lafayette, IN
Rare 1940's vintage large-scale teaching scale/balance. Scale stands a massive 50" tall and was
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Steel, Iron
H 50 in W 28 in D 13.5 in
Brass Scale w/Weights
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage weight balance scale with counterweights. This includes three counter weights and the
Category
20th Century European Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Bayliss & Co 19th Century English Brass Apothecary Counter Scale Balance
By Bayliss & Coulthard
Located in Dayton, OH
.
Unsurprisingly, balance scales have been around since antiquity and have been used for a variety of functional
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 26 in W 29 in D 9 in
Monumental Floor Standing Brass Butcher Scale
Located in Cheshire, GB
A large set of floor standing brass balance scales and graduated weights with bullhead terminal
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Set of Oak Doctors Scales
Located in Cheshire, GB
balance scale. standing on square sports with pull out handles terminating in spoked wheels.
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Oak
Beautiful Highly Decorative Letter Scale Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
balance scale, Antique Postal Brass Tin Bilateral Scale. Nice item for your writing desk or just as a
Category
Vintage 1920s German Victorian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Large Early 20th Century King Edward vii W & T Avery Beam Scale
By W & T Avery
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large antique wrought iron and brass beam weight balance scale by W and T Avery Ltd. of Soho
Category
Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
French 19th Century Iron & Brass Tabletop Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A smart French metal hanging balance scale from the 1900’s. Two straight stirrups hang from the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century English Iron and Copper Hanging Trade Spring Balance
Located in Dallas, TX
A one of a kind! Created in England circa 1850, this "Peson" (or spring balance scale) was used in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Brass Balance Shop Scales with Eagle Crest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Brass balance shop scales with eagle crest
Decorative large brass balance shop scales
I
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Iron Balance - Antique Brass Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French intricate brass balance with different weights in solid brass, in good condition
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Analytical Beam Balance Scientific Scale in Glass Case
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand built analytical beam balance scientific scale. The scale is used to measure both solid and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
Vintage Balance, English, Mahogany, Scientific Scales, Stanton Instruments, 1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage analytical balance. An English, mahogany cased set of scientific scales by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 18.31 in W 18.31 in D 10.44 in
Antique Victorian Kitchen 40 Pound Scale Cast Iron Balance w/ Ironstone Plate
By Young Son & Marlow
Located in Hyattsville, MD
No chips or cracks to the Stoneware tray. Heavy item about 60 lbs. Seems to be working, but you will need counterweights to use it, that will go on the metal tray.
Ironstone stone...
Category
Antique 19th Century American High Victorian Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 32.25 in W 25 in D 14.75 in
Swag Lamp with Floating Table by Rembrandt
Located in Hanover, MA
three gilt spiral rods from which the table suspends, like the basin of a balancing scale.
The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Satin, Velvet
Bavarian Pharmacy Balance
Located in New Orleans, LA
This amazing and extremely rare Bavarian Biedermeier-period pharmacy balance stand would have been
Category
Antique 19th Century Balkan Biedermeier Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Balancing Silver Bowl from the Balance Collection by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Balance collection is composed by pieces of different materials that Challenge the laws of
Category
2010s Mexican Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver
Balancing Marble Sculptural Bowl from the Balance Collection by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Balance collection is composed by pieces of different materials that challenge the laws of
Category
2010s Mexican Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble
H 6.3 in W 11.42 in D 7.49 in
Balancing Obsidian Sculptural Bowl from the Balance Collection by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Balance collection is composed by pieces of different materials that challenge the laws of
Category
2010s Mexican Decorative Bowls
Materials
Other
H 5.12 in W 7.49 in D 8.67 in
Diminutive 19th Century American Mercantile Trade Store Display Model
Located in Forney, TX
1830.
Featuring a primitive hand forged iron and twine balance scale and accessories, raised on a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Industrial Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Balance Coffee Table, Red Chrome Finish
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
Balance is as much sculpture or art as furniture as it is a functional furniture piece. An eye
Category
2010s British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Drawing from Ceramic Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing from Wood Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing from Silver Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing from Obsidian Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing from Marble Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing from Glass Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing from Copper Balance Collection Closed Edition
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
include a frame. Pictures shown are just for illustration purposes.*
Balance Drawings are a series of
Category
2010s Mexican Other Drawings
Materials
Paper
Balance in Depression Object by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance in depression object by Sofia Alvarado
Materials: Guayacán wood / lacquered solid metal
Category
2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Inviting Interiors A Fresh Take on Beautiful Rooms
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
, and functional rooms. Balance, scale, light, and subtle coloration all factor into her designs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
Laboratory Trebuchet Balance By Maison Mabille In Paris.
Located in BARSAC, FR
Pharmacy/laboratory trebuchet scale in its all-sided glass case, a vertical sliding door on the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
. Transformed into a delightful accessory, the scale evokes notions of care and balance, along with the aromas
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Iron
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the balance scale you’re looking for. Each balance scale for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and iron. There are 75 variations of the antique or vintage balance scale you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a balance scale — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right balance scale, those designed in Industrial, Victorian and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Andy Paiko, Christian Becker Inc. and Maco Braga each produced at least one beautiful balance scale that is worth considering.
How Much is a Balance Scale?
Prices for a balance scale start at $125 and top out at $6,800 with the average selling for $1,185.
Questions About Balance Scale
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A balance scale is used to measure weight. The item you want to weigh is placed on one side of the scale, then the scale is balanced using labeled weights on the other side. Once the scale balances, the weight of the labeled weights tells you the weight of the item. Shop for a range of balance scales from sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
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