Small set of Nuremberg brass nesting weights (six pieces), ex-"Pewter Wreck" (mid-1500s).221 grams, 1-3/4" x 1". Almost complete brass nesting-weight set, the container just missing its handle and smallest weight (plug), each interior weight bearing a mark that reads AHES, possibly a Spanish adjuster's mark, flowery maker's mark on lid of container.From the "Pewter Wreck" (mid-1500s), pedigreed to the Wilkinson's (UK) auction of November 2013 (lot 483, but center plug missing).
($250-375)