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Fairbanks Scale Co American Doctors Scale
Located in Cheshire, GB
Fairbanks doctors scale in black with brass adjustable measuring stick, and cast iron pressure
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Early 20th Century American Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Set of Oak Doctors Scales
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of doctors scales for C.F Thakray Chemists. The solid oak seat with shaped back alongside cast
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Early 20th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Set of Oak Doctors Scales
Set of Oak Doctors Scales
H 31 in W 31.5 in D 25 in
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
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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Antiquities

Materials

Brass

1910s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights
Located in New York, NY
1910s antique Industrial stand up doctors' scale. Features height indicator and a movable weights
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Vintage 1910s American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Machine Age Art Deco Doctors or Bathroom Floor Model Scale Weigh Master by Hanso
Located in New York, NY
Great Machine Age, American Art Deco floor scale, Weigh Master by Hanson. The scale is fully
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, masks, and regalia. He is also known to have created several full-scale TOTEM poles. Young Doctor
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Very Decorative Midcentury Lacquered Wooden Scale Model of an Atom
Located in Doornspijk, NL
kind of wood. This midcentury atom comes from the cabinet of a retired house doctor.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Rock-Ola "Loboy" Porcelain Enamel Coin-Op Penny Scale
By Rock-Ola
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beginning in the Late 19th Century, the penny scale offered a means for passersby to quickly check
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pharmacy Child Measure Stand, Pitch Pine Measuring Stick or Somastometre
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
scales were common place in Doctors Surgeries, Chemist Shops and Drug stores, the patient, the one here
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Antique 1890s Industrial Musical Instruments

Materials

Beech

The Industrial Heritage of The United States, French Book by Louis Bergeron 2000
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
, has remained alive, and even when, as here, it is a matter of remains of large-scale industrialization
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Early 2000s French Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Pharmacy Height Measure Stand, Pitch Pine Measuring Stick or Somastometre
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
scales were common place in Doctors Surgeries, Chemist Shops and Drug stores, the patient stood on the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

XIX Century English Apothecary Set Cabinet Medicines & Perfumery J Hexam Chymist
Located in Milan, IT
& Perfumery J. Hexam Chymist Swansea ecc”. In the lower part some drawers are arranged, containing a scale
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Antique 19th Century British Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
on the right scale, the so-called cartoon. On the cartoon, the lead strips were clearly marked, and
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Art Glass, Stained Glass

18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
detailing, the large scale antique religious sculpture depicting the female Saint Teresa of Avila
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Antique Map of the Middle East by Von Sandrart, 1708
Located in Langweer, NL
Testaments / verteutscht von Doctor Martin Luther: und auf gnädigste Verordnung des durchleuchtigsten Fürsten
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Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

“Zeca” Armchair by José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1960s
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Utrecht, NL
Belmonte, at the southern coast of Bahia, in 1919. Son to a doctor, Zanine was an autodidact who, from a
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Michael Garman Yesterdays News Cityscape Shadowbox Diorama Sculpture 30"
By Michael Garman
Located in Dayton, OH
over 20 years to finish Magic Town, a 1/6 scale city filled with hundreds of individual characters
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

José Zanine Caldas "Linha Z" Lounge Chair for Mòveis Artísticos Z, Brazil 1950s
By José Zanine Caldas, Mòveis Artisticos Z
Located in Utrecht, NL
coast of Bahia, in 1919. Son of a doctor, Zanine was an autodidact who, from a young age, was fascinated
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plywood

Coffee Table in Laminated Wood by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi, Italy
By Alessi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, Italy
architectural firm Sottsass Associati, with the aim of producing large-scale designs. Sottsass’s work has been
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1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" by Émile Aubry '1880-1964'
By Louis Aubry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
around Art, which he places at the top of the scale of human thoughts. Architecture, superb caryatid
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Japan Important 1939 Bronze Life-Size "Seaman with Cape" Museum Work, Koga Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
distinctive masculine style, though he has created in the last years smaller scale and simplified, empathetic
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japan Important Hand Carved and Hand Painted Art Deco Cat Panel, Koga Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
smaller scale and simplified, empathetic works, such as his series of crows and ducks. On the other hand
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japan Important 1961 Over Life-Size Bronze Man Child "Coming Generation", Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
smaller scale and simplified, empathetic works, such as his series of crows and ducks. On the other hand
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japan 1950s Museum Bronze Over Life-Size "Male Reborn” Koga Tadao, 84"
Located in South Burlington, VT
smaller scale and simplified, empathetic works, such as his series of crows and ducks. On the other hand
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, white Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock. This beautiful clock is supported on a circular white Carrara marble...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

True Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated Bronze Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and very large scaled true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze statues of dancing Putti. This very decorative pair of statues are mounted on ...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Oak and Brass Jockey Scales
Located in Cheshire, GB
Jockey scales the seat upholstered in black deep buttoned leather above the oak base with carved frieze raised up on four square tapering fluted legs Dimensions Height 26.5 Inches ...
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Early 20th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Oak

Oak and Brass Jockey Scales
Oak and Brass Jockey Scales
H 26.5 in W 25.5 in D 19.5 in
Elegant American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Corner Cupboard, Va , Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Mahogany elegant corner cupboard with a centered urn scrolled inlaid pediment, original upper flanking glass hinged doors, fitted interior butterfly shelving, single centere...
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Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Corner Cupboards

Materials

Brass

Pair Leather Wing Back Chairs Deep Button Armchairs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of Chesterfield leather wing back chairs Classic English library meets gentleman's club look. Very comfortable, you can really slide back into these chairs. Leather ...
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Vintage 1920s Chairs

Materials

Leather

American Classical Eglomise Gilt Mirror with Rope and Medallion Carvings C. 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Classical gilt carved wood eglomise mirror with decorative sphere, medallion, and rope carvings, and painted eglomise of American frigate ships at war. Mirror retains the o...
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Antique 1810s American American Empire Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Mills Novelty Art Deco Green Porcelain Penny Scale
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco period penny scale by Mills Novelty co. Period green porcelain pedestal with cream colored foot hold.
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820
By Silas Hoadley
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany one day tall case clock with the original brass ball finials resting on three carved upper capitals, decorative intertwined fret work, arched hood with bras...
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Antique 1820s American Federal Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage European Work Table with Metal Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super unique vintage European work table. Solid wood top sits upon metal base. Truly a one-of-a-kind piece!
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Early 20th Century French Machine Age Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

English 19th Century Mahogany Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A delightful 19th century Victorian English mahogany lectern hand-crafted in England circa 1860 featuring a tilt top that can be placed at different angles, a well turned and banded ...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Music Stands

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

English 19th Century Mahogany Lectern
English 19th Century Mahogany Lectern
H 57.88 in W 23.88 in D 19.25 in
WWw11, Tiny Leather Attaché Case First Aid Medical Equipment
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
WW11, tiny leather attaché case first aid medical equipment This is a superb piece and is in excellent condition almost unused, the case is made in fine quality Hide by Smith Engl...
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Leather

Antique Botany Print of the Sassafras Tree by G. Reid, 1831
Located in Langweer, NL
Handcolored botanical illustration drawn by G. Reid and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill's "Medical Botany: or Illustrations and descriptio...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

American Brilliant Cut Glass Pitcher, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
American brilliant cut glass pitcher, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century American Pitchers

Materials

Cut Glass

1904 Mills Owl Strength Tester, Floor Standing Arcade Machine
Located in Peekskill, NY
Today in the world of collecting coin operated amusements, there are many machines which are classified as “unattainable.” These machines are either so rare that there are only 1-2 o...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Landing of General Lafayette Staffordshire Plate by James & Ralph Clews
By Ralph & James Clews
Located in valatie, NY
Landing of General Lafayette Staffordshire Plate by James and Ralph Clews, circa 1830. This deep blue Staffordshire plate is made of white earthenware with a blue transfer. It was ma...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Antique 19th Century Trumper Co.Sewing Machine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19th century Trumper Co., Wilmington Pedal Sewing Machine. It depicts a rectangular wood base with a tall wide piece of wood standing in 90 degree position in the mid late...
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Antique 19th Century American Industrial Antiquities

Materials

Metal

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Beautifully Proportioned Doctor's Scale, Steel and Brass
Located in Sheffield, MA
The perfect accent to a cool, contemporary bath, this scale is accurate within 1/4 of a pound. It
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Early 20th Century American Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Steel, Brass

Cast Iron Body Scale Gloria, circa 1919
Located in Lugano, Ticino
This beautiful scale dates back to circa 1900-1920. by Gloria brand. It's made in cast iron with an
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Vintage 1910s European Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Body Scale Gloria, circa 1919
Cast Iron Body Scale Gloria, circa 1919
H 7.88 in W 7.09 in D 10.63 in
Botanical: The Superb Lily
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
his father's footsteps, set up practice as a London doctor. Upon inheriting the family fortune in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Prints

Antique Art-Deco doctor's scale
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
We offer this antique Art-Deco stand up doctors' scale.
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antiquities

Materials

Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

Antique Art-Deco doctor's scale
Antique Art-Deco doctor's scale
H 59.06 in W 18.12 in D 21.66 in
Magnificent Industrial Doctor's Scale
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A superb doctor's scale of the highest quality having a patinated cast iron body (retaining its
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron, Steel, Brass

Set of Vintage Cast Iron Doctors Scales
Located in Cheshire, GB
set of green painted doctor’s scales having wooden adjustable measuring stick and pressure plate
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Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Doctor's Sitting Scale
Located in Port Chester, NY
What a great end table for a doctor's den! Mahogany base with storage (for weights?) and an iron
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Antique 19th Century English End Tables

Materials

Iron

Doctor's Sitting Scale
Doctor's Sitting Scale
H 31 in W 25 in D 15 in
Antique Continental Physicians Painted Grain Steel Medical Scale Ruler Doctors
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-20th century medical scale my Continental. Made from steel with a painted wood grain body
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

1895 Antique Victorian Fairbanks Industrial Enameled Iron Doctor Stand Up Scale
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Fairbanks scale featuring victorian styling with enameled iron finish. Pat
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Antique 1890s Industrial Mounted Objects

Materials

Enamel, Iron

American Victorian Standing Scale, Early 20th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
. The scale was probably used in a doctor's office. A great attention to details and the visual effect
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass, Iron

English Oak Jockey Scale by Young & Son
By Young & Son
Located in New Orleans, LA
. This scale works much the same as the traditional weight scales used in many doctor's offices. The
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Sports Equipment and Me...

Materials

Brass

Oak and Brass Jockey Scale by Young & Son
By Young & Son
Located in New Orleans, LA
works much the same as the traditional weight scales used in many doctor's offices. The jockey would sit
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Extra Large Vintage Oak Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
do it justice, because the scale of this bench is incredible. The bench is almost eight feet long and
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Oak

18th Century Set of Nine Fish Engravings by Marcus Bloch
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, silver or bronze to imitate the metallic sheen of scales and which gives some plates a slight iridescence
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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Art Glass, Paper

Antique English Georgian Regency Period Mahogany Apothecary Box
Located in Forney, TX
hanging balance scale and an assortment of seven gilt metal weights. Dimensions: (approx) Box: 9" High
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Set of Six Marcus Bloch Fish Engravings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
sheen of scales and which gives some plates a slight irridescence. Marcus Elieser Bloch was born in
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Antique 18th Century German Paintings

Materials

Paper

Holger Nielsen VIPP Denmark Carnation Pink Step Wastebin Trashcan, Denmark, 1939
By Holger Nielsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
tool for Marie’s salon only. However, many wives of doctors and dentists have their hair done at
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Stainless Steel

19th Century Northern Italian Rococo Writing Desk Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
exceptionally executed, impressive large scale antique writing desk surmounted by serpentine upper portion
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Desks

Materials

Pewter

Japan Important 1939 Bronze Life-Size "Man and a Cape" Masterpiece, Koga Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
are known for their distinctive masculine style, though he has created in the last years smaller scale
Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Antique Doctors Standing Scale
Located in Sheffield, MA
An authentic classical scale from 1900 meant for doctors. Know as balance scale which was
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Antique 19th Century European Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Iron

Antique Doctors Standing Scale
Antique Doctors Standing Scale
H 58 in W 15 in D 21.75 in
American Doctors Office Weighing Scales
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century standing weighing Doctor's office scale with painted cast iron and a platform
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

American Doctors Office Weighing Scales
American Doctors Office Weighing Scales
H 60.5 in W 19 in D 21.5 in
Large Scale Arizona Biltmore Hotel Rug by Frank Lloyd Wright
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Doornspijk, NL
and portion the carpeting into individual rugs and decorative hangings. Until Doctor Decorum
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman North and South American ...

Holger Nielsen VIPP Denmark Carnation Pink Step Wastebin Trashcan, Denmark, 1939
By Holger Nielsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
tool for Marie’s salon only. However, many wives of doctors and dentists have their hair done at
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Minimal Monochrome White Sunken Relief Untitled Canvas by Orlanda Brugnola 1960s
By Orlanda Brugnola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Her works, large scale, abstract, ethereal compositions that include thick, expressive impasto taking
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

17th Century South American Baroque Period Cassone
Located in Forney, TX
patina over the whole. Handmade in the 1600s, the smaller scale chest (cassone) having a wrought iron
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Antique 17th Century South American Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Wrought Iron

Dragon Arum
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
his father's footsteps, set up practice as a London doctor. Upon inheriting the family fortune in
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Antique 19th Century Prints

Dragon Arum
H 25.5 in W 21 in
The American Aloe
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
his father's footsteps, set up practice as a London doctor. Upon inheriting the family fortune in
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Antique 19th Century Prints

The American Aloe
H 25.5 in W 21 in
The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
as a London doctor. Upon inheriting the family fortune in 1797, Thornton desired to leave his mark
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Antique 19th Century Prints

The Blue Passion Flower
H 35.5 in W 30 in
Set of 55 Dining Chairs by Egon Eiermann SE 121, Germany, 1964
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
honoured in many different ways, especially in the 1960s, the heyday of his work. He was an honorary doctor
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Beech

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Doctor Scale For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal doctor scale for your home. Each doctor scale for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and steel. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer doctor scale, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right doctor scale, those designed in Industrial, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made doctor scale has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by E. & T. Fairbanks & Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a Doctor Scale?

Prices for a doctor scale start at $500 and top out at $3,055 with the average selling for $1,150.