IRAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The scales above would have been made for a merchant who traded in jewellery, precious metals or pearls. It would have been part of a much larger set, including weights, various tools and implements, and possibly arms and pans for smaller scales, all contained in a lacquered box. Two such sets sold at Christie's London, 12 October 1999, lot 229 and 25 October 2018, lot 132.