Balance Weight Collection

The Little Miss Pussy Cats helping in the kitchen (colour litho)
7157455 The Little Miss Pussy Cats helping in the kitchen (colour litho) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Miss Pussy Cats helping in the kitchen)

"Scale" in Maps (colour litho)
8658789 "Scale" in Maps (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Scale" in Maps)

Forms of spermatozoa, not drawn to scale (engraving)
8666732 Forms of spermatozoa, not drawn to scale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forms of spermatozoa, not drawn to scale)

Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver)
MMM5474534 Horizontal sundial, open, with an allegorical representation of justice (IUSTITIA) and mirror, c.1575 (silver, leather and paper); National Maritime Museum, London

Republic of Venice: Decision of the Council of 40 Senators of Venice (Council of Forty also known as Quarantia or)
BEN5481293 Republic of Venice: Decision of the Council of 40 Senators of Venice (Council of Forty also known as Quarantia or Quarantia). Extract from the registers of May 3, 1761

The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo)
8655994 The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe)

But I can't marry you, you're so little (colour litho)
8656629 But I can't marry you, you're so little (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: But I can't marry you, you're so little)

Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho)
8673173 Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the weight of the earth is measured)

Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho)
8677295 Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils)

Letter E: Scale
DUV4217069 Letter E: Scale; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Letter E: scale, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205943 Letter E: scale, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century
FGL5478146 Tarot game: allegorical representation of Justice holding a sword and a scales, late 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Impudence and dignity (colour litho)
8635549 Impudence and dignity (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Impudence and dignity. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Horse racing scenes: The Scales (colour litho)
8657459 Horse racing scenes: The Scales (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scales)

Heaven and Hell, c.1850 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879770 Heaven and Hell, c.1850 (oil on fabric) by Tassaert, Octave (1800-74); 121x90.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Libra, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue )
7340888 Libra, c.1825 (card, paper, tissue ) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Sidney Hall Plate 22)

Temptation of Saint Anthony (oil on copper)
8682955 Temptation of Saint Anthony (oil on copper) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); (add.info.: By David Teniers the Younger)

Balance from a marine medicine chest, c.1808 (object)
MMM5476644 Balance from a marine medicine chest, c.1808 (object); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Balance from a marine medicine chest)

Copper plate scale, 1931 (engraving)
7418306 Copper plate scale, 1931 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roberval scale with copper plates and enamelled steel base, forced 10 kilos, with its copper and cast iron weight system)

A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures (litho)
8673180 A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures)

Kissing couple (chromolitho)
8635600 Kissing couple (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kissing couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Drawing room in a dolls house (engraving)
8635262 Drawing room in a dolls house (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing room in a dolls house)

Roman bakery (engraving)
8635721 Roman bakery (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman bakery. Illustration from Rom)

A Feat of Alexander the Great, BC 326 (litho)
8661019 A Feat of Alexander the Great, BC 326 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Feat of Alexander the Great, BC 326)

Lounge, Preach, Scales, School, Scrape, Screen, Scroll, Scythe, Shears, Sheath, Shield, Sketch (engraving)
8650026 Lounge, Preach, Scales, School, Scrape, Screen, Scroll, Scythe, Shears, Sheath, Shield, Sketch (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lounge)

Buck up, you'll soon be dead (colour litho)
8656605 Buck up, you'll soon be dead (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buck up, you'll soon be dead. Large woman and her smaller husband)

The range - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph)
DUV4219840 The range - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory (engraving)
8631882 Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground-plan of Brailsford Factory)

U for usurer (moneylender) (chromolitho)
8677368 U for usurer (moneylender) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: U for usurer (moneylender). Rich moneylender counting money

Model yacht racing club, Bournville, Birmingham (b/w photo)
8664260 Model yacht racing club, Bournville, Birmingham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Own your own yacht)

Celestial Globe Gores, 1636-95 (paper, copper plate, engraving)
7340778 Celestial Globe Gores, 1636-95 (paper, copper plate, engraving) by Rossi, Domenico de (1659-1730); 44x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220507 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter E: Scale, 1868 (engraving)
DUV4217359 Letter E: Scale, 1868 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) in " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by Theophile

Letters E and F: ladder and fountain, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205934 Letters E and F: ladder and fountain, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Saturn (litho)
8633877 Saturn (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saturn. Illustration for The Student and Intellectual Observer, Vol II (Groombridge)

Marlborough College Memorial Hall, Side Elevation of Pavilions, Half Inch Scale Drawing (litho)
8632651 Marlborough College Memorial Hall, Side Elevation of Pavilions, Half Inch Scale Drawing (litho) by English School

He stoops to conquer (colour litho)
8635499 He stoops to conquer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: He stoops to conquer. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Her lord and master (litho)
8635610 Her lord and master (litho) by Horina, Hans (1865-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Her lord and master. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

David with a sling kills Goliath (litho)
8675945 David with a sling kills Goliath (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David with a sling kills Goliath. 1 Samuel 17:49)

KAIROS Fragment of a sarcophagus representing Kairos, 2nd century (low relief)
FGL5499986 KAIROS Fragment of a sarcophagus representing Kairos, 2nd century (low relief); (add.info.: According to the sculpture of Lysippe (circa 395-around 305 BC)

Memento mori (mosaic)
6384204 Memento mori (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Memento mori); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Sack of Rome (390 BC): Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 1866 (Engraving)
ELD4843734 Sack of Rome (390 BC): Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 1866 (Engraving); (add.info.: Sack of Rome (390 BC): In front of the resistance of the Romans

At thirty deniers, a cosmopolitan bazaar "Everything must pay off" (antisemitic cartoon), 1909 (print)
7415593 At thirty deniers, a cosmopolitan bazaar "Everything must pay off" (antisemitic cartoon), 1909 (print) by Lemot

Saint Michael archangel, Saint Peter, 15th century (oil on panel)
7062897 Saint Michael archangel, Saint Peter, 15th century (oil on panel) by Alamanno, Pietro (d. c. 1497-98); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Fruitseller, 17th-18th century (oil on copper)
7129515 Fruitseller, 17th-18th century (oil on copper) by Staverden, Jacob van (1656-1716); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Fruitseller)

Portrait of Abbondio Rezzonico, 1766 (oil on canvas)
7062953 Portrait of Abbondio Rezzonico, 1766 (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Altarpiece of Saint Nicholas, 1406 (tempera)
7332748 Altarpiece of Saint Nicholas, 1406 (tempera) by Cabrera, Jaume (fl.1394-1432); Santa Maria de la Seu, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Colegiata Basilica de Santa, Catalunya, Barcelona)

The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308471 The Processionary Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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"Balance Weight: A Journey Through Time and Perspectives" Step into the cosmopolitan bazaar of history, where everything must pay off. At thirty deniers, a world unfolds before our eyes, revealing diverse narratives captured in various artistic mediums. In the 15th century oil on panel masterpiece, Saint Michael archangel stands tall in his suit of scale armor. His presence exudes strength and equilibrium as he symbolizes the delicate balance between good and evil. Moving forward to the 17th-18th century, an oil on copper painting portrays a Fruitseller immersed in her trade. With meticulous precision, she measures out each fruit with perfect balance - a testament to the harmony found within nature's bounty. The portrait of Abbondio Rezzonico from 1766 captures a moment frozen in time. The subject's poised demeanor reflects both personal composure and societal expectations during this era. Traveling back even further to 1406, we encounter an altarpiece dedicated to Saint Nicholas. This tempera artwork depicts him as a guardian figure maintaining equilibrium between earthly matters and spiritual guidance. From religious themes to social commentary, art has always been intertwined with human experiences. In "The Processionary Fool, " created between 1660-86 using brush and Indian ink on paper, we witness satire aimed at challenging societal norms through humor. An illustration from 1896 transports us back centuries earlier to Rome's plunder by Gauls under Brennus in 390 BC. The haunting image warns of defeat while reminding us that imbalance can lead to dire consequences throughout history. "The Fool In Love With The World, " another piece from the same period using brush and Indian ink on paper, invites reflection upon our own follies amidst life's complexities - urging us towards self-awareness for achieving inner harmony. In "Time Unveiling Truth, " painted between 1740-45 with oil on canvas brushes strokes reveal wisdom's delicate unveiling.