Marquetry Balance Board

Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...

Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...

Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...

Each w o o d p o p balance board is meticulously handcrafted in our Black Mountains workshop in the UK. Doubling up as an integral part of any fitness r...

Vintage "Solitaire" board game designed by Piet Hein for Danish wood manufacturer Skjøde, Skjern. Both the board and the pegs are made from teak. Designed and made ca. 1960s. This piece comes including the original leather bag for storing the pegs and the original instructions in Danish, German and English attached to the bottom. Marked on bottom: Piet Hein Skjøde...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 19th century Spanish marble wash stand A very good looking piece, made for washing clothes, now its...

This amazing and extremely rare Bavarian Biedermeier-period pharmacy balance stand would have been at home at any apothecary’s shop during the mid-19th century. Crafted of walnut with bold giltwood accents, this stand holds eight separate sets of balances with brass beams and pointers, and weighing pans made of Horn, brass and porcelain. The balances measure out varying sizes; the largest is capable of measuring up to 500 grams, while smallest weighs up to 5 grams. Such balances would have been essential tools in the practice of compounding, or creating customized medications to suit a specific patient's needs. The delicate porcelain scales even indicate what they were used to weigh: one set is marked “Jodoform,” or iodoform, a disinfectant and antiseptic once used to treat wounds, and the other is marked “Venena,” which is Latin for “poisons.” Each scale also exhibits stamps indicating that they have been tested for accuracy. It is extremely rare to find such a large array of scales, especially those in such wonderful condition, in one collection. This intriguing piece is a must for any medical antiques enthusiast. The units of measurement in which apothecaries worked were often minute: grains, scruples, drams and ounces. As they were typically used to measure very small amounts of ingredients, apothecary and analytical balances...

1920s solid brass balancing.