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Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Wood Brass Opium Weight Scale 8"
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Wood Brass Opium Weight Scale 8"

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Wood Brass Opium Weight Scale 8"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Chinese portable opium scale - pair of hand held brass scales etched with leaves, with a

Category

19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk

19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.

Category

Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Vintage Toledo Solid Steel Graduating Weights c.1930-1950
Vintage Toledo Solid Steel Graduating Weights c.1930-1950

Vintage Toledo Solid Steel Graduating Weights c.1930-1950

By Toledo Scale Company

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original set of solid steel, chromed calibrating weights. Stamped Toledo on each. Two 10

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Lovely antique Edwardian postal scales & weights
Lovely antique Edwardian postal scales & weights

Lovely antique Edwardian postal scales & weights

Located in Ipswich, GB

Lovely antique Edwardian postal scales & weights, having a lovely pair of antique Edwardian brass

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian brass postal scales & weights
Antique Edwardian brass postal scales & weights

Antique Edwardian brass postal scales & weights

Located in Ipswich, GB

Antique Edwardian brass postal scales having a pair of original brass postal scales standing on a

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Equal Arm Brass Scale with Weights
Equal Arm Brass Scale with Weights

Equal Arm Brass Scale with Weights

$1,100Sale Price|20% Off

Equal Arm Brass Scale with Weights

Located in Houston, TX

This equal arm brass scale is set on a wooden platform with brass weights. The wooden platform has

Category

19th Century French Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Vintage Fairbanks Scales Wrought Iron and Brass Scale with Weights
Vintage Fairbanks Scales Wrought Iron and Brass Scale with Weights

Vintage Fairbanks Scales Wrought Iron and Brass Scale with Weights

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage wrought iron and brass scale with weights is made in the United States by Fairbanks Scales

Category

Early 20th Century North American Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

English Victorian Postal Scales with Brass Weights
English Victorian Postal Scales with Brass Weights

English Victorian Postal Scales with Brass Weights

Located in Queens, NY

"English Victorian postal scales with brass weights consisting of two-4lb weights and a 2lb weight

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Metal

Imperial standard Avoir weights by De Grave of London for Lancashire dated 1906
Imperial standard Avoir weights by De Grave of London for Lancashire dated 1906

Imperial standard Avoir weights by De Grave of London for Lancashire dated 1906

By De Grave Short, Fanner & Co.

Located in London, GB

the 18th century, circa 1767, and produced weights, scales and measures. From 1817 to 1844 the

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Blue & White Ming Scale Weight Drum, c. 1600
Blue & White Ming Scale Weight Drum, c. 1600

Blue & White Ming Scale Weight Drum, c. 1600

Located in Chicago, IL

This small porcelain object is a scale weight from the late Ming-dynasty (1368-1644), a dense

Category

Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Porcelain

Lovely set of antique Edwardian postal scales & weights
Lovely set of antique Edwardian postal scales & weights

Lovely set of antique Edwardian postal scales & weights

Located in Ipswich, GB

Lovely set of antique Edwardian postal scales & weights, having a lovely pair of antique Edwardian

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Antique American Iron Balance Weighing Scale with Weights
Antique American Iron Balance Weighing Scale with Weights

Antique American Iron Balance Weighing Scale with Weights

Located in Queens, NY

"American (early 20th Century) balance weighing scale Set on a concave rectangular cast iron

Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Antique Cast Iron Pharmacy Scale & Weights c.1890-1930
Antique Cast Iron Pharmacy Scale & Weights c.1890-1930

Antique Cast Iron Pharmacy Scale & Weights c.1890-1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT A cast iron balance scale with bronze plated dish and embossed maker's mark "Lewis's 7lb

Category

19th Century American Industrial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Iron

Circa 1900 English Equal Arm Market Scale With Weights
Circa 1900 English Equal Arm Market Scale With Weights

Circa 1900 English Equal Arm Market Scale With Weights

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1900 equal arm market scale with weights, English. Marked: "W&T Avery Ld, To Weigh 7LB

Category

Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

1920s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights
1920s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights

1920s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Circa 1920. We offer this antique Industrial stand up doctors' scale. Features height indicator and

Category

1920s American Industrial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

English Late 19th Century Large Brass Table Scale and Weights
English Late 19th Century Large Brass Table Scale and Weights

English Late 19th Century Large Brass Table Scale and Weights

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

. The entire scale is lifted by brass ball feet. Note the scale includes the six various weights

Category

Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Marble, Brass, Copper, Iron

French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory
French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory

French 19th Century Set of Scale Weights Stand Desk Accessory

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

19th Century Set of Brass Scale Weights, France A charming late 19th Century set of weights in

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

French Restauration Period Cast Brass Double Scale & Weights, ca. 1825
French Restauration Period Cast Brass Double Scale & Weights, ca. 1825

French Restauration Period Cast Brass Double Scale & Weights, ca. 1825

Located in Atlanta, GA

In complete and original condition and retaining bright patina this set of scales has a main scale

Category

1820s French Restauration Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian quality iron and copper scales & original iron weights
Antique Edwardian quality iron and copper scales & original iron weights

Antique Edwardian quality iron and copper scales & original iron weights

Located in Ipswich, GB

Antique Edwardian quality iron and copper scales having a quality set of iron shop scales with a

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Copper, Iron

Large Antique French Brass and Iron Balance Scale with Weights
Large Antique French Brass and Iron Balance Scale with Weights

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 Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Large 19th Century English Brass Scale with Weights and Bull Finial
Large 19th Century English Brass Scale with Weights and Bull Finial

Large 19th Century English Brass Scale with Weights and Bull Finial

Located in Atlanta, GA

This monumental 19th-century English brass scale presents a rare double-tiered configuration

Category

19th Century English Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Model #309-1 Vintage Scale and Weights by Brown & Sharpe Mfg.
Model #309-1 Vintage Scale and Weights by Brown & Sharpe Mfg.

Model #309-1 Vintage Scale and Weights by Brown & Sharpe Mfg.

Located in San Diego, CA

Model #309-1 vintage small scale and grain weights by Brown & Sharpe Mfg. of Providence, Rhode

Category

Early 20th Century Philippine Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Iron

19th C Wonderful Spanish Shop Scale with Original Set of Weights
19th C Wonderful Spanish Shop Scale with Original Set of Weights

19th C Wonderful Spanish Shop Scale with Original Set of Weights

Located in Leuven , BE

There is a glass window on just one side so these would not have a counter between the customer and shop assistant, perhaps they were used to weigh tea, or coffee or chocolate.

Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Metal

Scale with weights. Iron. Widow of José Menaya, Valencia (Spain), 19th c.
Scale with weights. Iron. Widow of José Menaya, Valencia (Spain), 19th c.

Scale with weights. Iron. Widow of José Menaya, Valencia (Spain), 19th c.

Located in Madrid, ES

Scale with weights. Iron. Widow of José Menaya, Valencia (Spain), around the second half of the

Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Other, Iron

Set of W T Avery 10 LB Bankers Balance Scales and Weights
Set of W T Avery 10 LB Bankers Balance Scales and Weights

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

Late 19th Century British Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Antiques french Scale with set of Weights France 19th Wrought Iron and Brass
Antiques french Scale with set of Weights France 19th Wrought Iron and Brass

Antiques french Scale with set of Weights France 19th Wrought Iron and Brass

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Antiques french Scale, France 20th Century. Wrought Iron and Brass. This exquisite antique scale

Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Huge Heavy Carved Stone Trilobite Sculpture
Huge Heavy Carved Stone Trilobite Sculpture

Huge Heavy Carved Stone Trilobite Sculpture

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

blue sandstone. Thanks to its weight, scale and grandeur, this large trilobite sculpture has a huge

Category

Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Stone, Sandstone

French Baker's Scale
French Baker's Scale

French Baker's Scale

Located in Houston, TX

French Baker's scale. This antique cast iron baker's scale includes original weights. Great

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Iron

Monumental floor standing brass Butcher scale
Monumental floor standing brass Butcher scale

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 British Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Jockey Scales from Market Rasen Racecourse
Jockey Scales from Market Rasen Racecourse

Jockey Scales from Market Rasen Racecourse

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Avery brass height and weight standing jockey scales from Market Rasen Racecourse  This is a

Category

Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

Cast Iron Personal Weighing Scales by JARASO
Cast Iron Personal Weighing Scales by JARASO

Cast Iron Personal Weighing Scales by JARASO

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Cast Iron Personal Weighing Scales by JARASO Quirky scales to keep your weight personal, the

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Iron

Antique 18th Century Trebuchet, Money Changer's Balance, With Its Weights
Antique 18th Century Trebuchet, Money Changer's Balance, With Its Weights

Antique 18th Century Trebuchet, Money Changer's Balance, With Its Weights

Located in Bilzen, BE

Wooden trebuchet with its weights. These kind of scales were used by money changers to weigh

Category

18th Century German Industrial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s
Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s

Semi-Automatic Large Bakelite Grocery Scale, Czech Republic, 1930s

Located in Żory, PL

-automatic scale, with internal weights. The scale is set with stylish metal buttons. Adjustable legs and

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Cast Iron Hall Stand with Gilded Accents
19th Century French Cast Iron Hall Stand with Gilded Accents

19th Century French Cast Iron Hall Stand with Gilded Accents

Located in Antwerp, BE

exhibits the weight, scale, and detailing associated with high-quality 19th-century French ironwork. The

Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Wrought Iron

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Compotes
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Compotes

Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Compotes

Located in Brooklyn, NY

stamped “B.R. & B. Co.”, confirming maker and authenticity. The weight, scale, and workmanship place

Category

1890s American Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lovely set of antique Victorian quality brass Irish postal scales
Lovely set of antique Victorian quality brass Irish postal scales

Lovely set of antique Victorian quality brass Irish postal scales

Located in Ipswich, GB

Victorian brass postal scales with brass weights mounted on a wooden shaped base. D. 1880

Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Statue/Paper Weight
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Statue/Paper Weight

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Statue/Paper Weight

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

small scale statue/paper weight, signed F. Barbedienne and G. Gardet named "Poussin Sortant De l'Œuf

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Orientalist  Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man Holding Small Scale, Franz Bergmann
Orientalist  Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man Holding Small Scale, Franz Bergmann

Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man Holding Small Scale, Franz Bergmann

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Petaluma, CA

scale has a small weight on the scale while a banana is weighing heavier on the other side. An example

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Other Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Bronze

Extraordinary Scale Pair of Marble Effect Wooden Urns France circa 1890
Extraordinary Scale Pair of Marble Effect Wooden Urns France circa 1890

Extraordinary Scale Pair of Marble Effect Wooden Urns France circa 1890

Located in Southampton, GB

A rare pair of simulated marble painted urns, extraordinary scale and weight! These were likely a

Category

19th Century French Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Oak

Gold Rush Pocket Scale in an Green enameled Tin, ca 1850
Gold Rush Pocket Scale in an Green enameled Tin, ca 1850

Gold Rush Pocket Scale in an Green enameled Tin, ca 1850

Located in York County, PA

EXCEPTIONAL GOLD RUSH POCKET SCALE WITH GREEN, ENAMELED TIN, GILT EAGLE & LETTERING THAT READS

Category

1850s American Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Metal

Large Early 20th Century King Edward vii W & T Avery Beam Scale
Large Early 20th Century King Edward vii W & T Avery Beam Scale

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 Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

A Good Example of an Early Apothecary Cabinet
A Good Example of an Early Apothecary Cabinet

A Good Example of an Early Apothecary Cabinet

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

century, inside, it has a fitted interior with both long and short medicine bottles, a scale, weights

Category

Early 1800s Georgian Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Walnut

17thC Heavily Cast Korean Guanyin-Large at 13.8". Masterfully Cast
17thC Heavily Cast Korean Guanyin-Large at 13.8". Masterfully Cast

17thC Heavily Cast Korean Guanyin-Large at 13.8". Masterfully Cast

Located in Ukiah, CA

sculptural forms and underscores its age and authenticity. Substantial in scale and weight, this is an

Category

17th Century Korean Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of 1900s French Neoclassical Cast Iron Urns On Pedestals By Alfred Corneau
Pair Of 1900s French Neoclassical Cast Iron Urns On Pedestals By Alfred Corneau

Pair Of 1900s French Neoclassical Cast Iron Urns On Pedestals By Alfred Corneau

By Alfred Corneau

Located in High Point, NC

scale and weight, these pieces were originally intended for both decorative and functional use

Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Iron

Monumental 19th Century Solid Oak French Convent Display Shelf
Monumental 19th Century Solid Oak French Convent Display Shelf

Monumental 19th Century Solid Oak French Convent Display Shelf

Located in Lincoln, GB

France. This monumental piece is of substantial weight and scale, originally designed to serve as a

Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Oak

Decorative African Stone Sculpture, Abstract Female Bust, Signed Zimbabwe Status
Decorative African Stone Sculpture, Abstract Female Bust, Signed Zimbabwe Status

Decorative African Stone Sculpture, Abstract Female Bust, Signed Zimbabwe Status

Located in Wembley, GB

sculptural language. The impressive scale, weight, and material integrity give this piece a commanding

Category

1920s Zimbabwean Art Deco Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf, Sheet Metal, Gold Plate

Black Heart Andirons
Black Heart Andirons

Black Heart Andirons

Located in Greenwich, CT

scale and weight, and beautiful craftsmanship.

Category

Early 1800s English Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Iron

Large European Rustic Coffee Table with Parquetry Top and Barley-Twist Base
Large European Rustic Coffee Table with Parquetry Top and Barley-Twist Base

Large European Rustic Coffee Table with Parquetry Top and Barley-Twist Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. The scale, weight, and construction suggest the table was originally conceived as a low refectory or

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Weight Scales

Materials

Oak

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Antique Weight Scales For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique weight scales for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique weight scales was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and iron. There are all kinds of antique weight scales available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Industrial, Victorian and Art Deco antique weight scales are consistently popular styles. Many antique weight scales are appealing in their simplicity, but Henry Pooley & Son, John Joseph Mechi and S. Mordan & Co. produced popular antique weight scales that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Weight Scales?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $875, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $19,500 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Weight Scales
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    How you read a hanging weight scale depends on the design. Analog hanging scales will usually have either a round or vertical bar dial marked with ounce and pound or milligram and gram markings. Look to where the needle points to determine the weight. Newer digital scales will usually show the weight in ounces or grams on a display. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of hanging scales.