What kind of scales come up most often?

Postal and letter scales lead. Fifty-nine titles say postal and twenty-eight say letter, typically a brass or brass-and-mahogany desk balance with its graduated weights. Behind them sit shop, dairy and butchers' scales, then apothecary and jewellers' balances, then the floor-standing jockey and personal weighing machines.

How old are most antique scales for sale?

The dealer-entered dates run from 1750 to 1960, though only 215 of 385 listings carry a clean year. The commonest entry is simply '19th Century'. Where decades are given they cluster in the 1880s and 1920s, with the 1890s and 1910s close behind. Anything before 1800 is exceptional.

Why do model ships appear under this heading?

The word 'scale' does double duty. Forty-eight titles use 'model' and twenty-six use 'large scale', so scale models of ships, locomotives and buildings sit in the same index as the balances. Items described as 'of large scale', including vases, tapestries and furniture, arrive the same way.

Are the weights usually still with the scale?

Weights get named in fifty-nine titles, with phrases like 'complete with weights' and 'full set of bell weights' doing the selling. When a set survives, dealers say so up front. It's a short title, and the weights still earn a mention.

Which makers turn up on antique scales?

Only one firm is carried by more than a couple of dealers: a Birmingham maker named in twenty-seven titles. Everything else is effectively anonymous or a single-dealer attribution. Names appear stamped on the beam or bed, on a printed plate, or in the listing as an attribution rather than a mark.

Do foreign scales appear in this category?

It's a thin seam. French shows up in eight titles, with single Dutch, Frisian, Portuguese, Italian and Scottish pieces scattered across the range. The bulk of what sells on Sellingantiques under this heading is British trade, post-office and domestic equipment.

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Weighing instruments from the working trade: brass and mahogany postal scales with their weights, shop and dairy beam scales, apothecary balances, and floor-standing oak jockey and doctors' scales.

Avoir Weights by De Grave for Lancashire

1900 - 1920

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Avoir Weights by De Grave for Lancashire

From Hatchwell Antiques

£950

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Pair of Grand Scale 19th Century Painted and Parcel Gilt Columns

From Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

£9,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

miscellaneous

1900 - 1920

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Model of a Racing Yacht

From Shackladys Antiques

£1,145

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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An 18th Century Model Field Cannon with Bronze Barrel

From Hansord Antiques

£1,750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Cased Scale Model of the Scottish Two Masted Schooner

1920 - 1940

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Cased Scale Model of the Scottish Two Masted Schooner

From Shackladys Antiques

£845

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Decorative Vegetable Garden Scales in Copper and Brass

1940 - 1960

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Decorative Vegetable Garden Scales in Copper and Brass

From Elmgarden

£414

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Retired Flying Model of a Ryan Stm 2 Monoplane

1920 - 1940

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Retired Flying Model of a Ryan Stm 2 Monoplane

From David Griffith Antiques

£1,350

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Large-scale Edwardian Miniature Doll's Bed

1900 - 1920

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Large-scale Edwardian Miniature Doll's Bed

From Hand of Glory

£140

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Bristol M1 Monoplane with Red Sunburst Retired Flying Model

1920 - 1940

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Bristol M1 Monoplane with Red Sunburst Retired Flying Model

From David Griffith Antiques

£1,400

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Very Decorative Hardwood, Wrought Iron and Brass Stick Balance.
Dutch/colonial Circa 1850.

19th century

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A Very Decorative Hardwood, Wrought Iron and Brass Stick Balance. Dutch/colonial Circa 1850.

From Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

£225

3+ MONTHS AGO

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The most expensive scale ever sold on Sellingantiques was a scale architectural cork model of an English church, made in Norwich around 1900 and sold in September 2025.

1900 - 1920

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Set of Oak Doctors Scales

From Shackladys Antiques

£1,295

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Model Boat Gondola

From Midwinter Antiques

£1,995

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Victorian Brass Mounted Oak Personal Weighing Scales

19th century

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Victorian Brass Mounted Oak Personal Weighing Scales

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£795

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Set of Chemist’s Precision Beam Scales, Later Sign Written for the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers.

1920 - 1940

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A Set of Chemist’s Precision Beam Scales, Later Sign Written for the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers.

From Designer Antiques4u

£595

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Stunning Condition Mahogany Jockey Scale by W & T Avery

19th century

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Stunning Condition Mahogany Jockey Scale by W & T Avery

From David Griffith Antiques

£14,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Mahogany American Chippendale Architectural Model of an Alcove.

18th century

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Mahogany American Chippendale Architectural Model of an Alcove.

From Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

£2,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Scales

Avoir Weights by De Grave for Lancashire

Pair of Grand Scale 19th Century Painted and Parcel Gilt Columns

Model of a Racing Yacht

An 18th Century Model Field Cannon with Bronze Barrel

Cased Scale Model of the Scottish Two Masted Schooner

Decorative Vegetable Garden Scales in Copper and Brass

Retired Flying Model of a Ryan Stm 2 Monoplane

Large-scale Edwardian Miniature Doll's Bed

Bristol M1 Monoplane with Red Sunburst Retired Flying Model

A Very Decorative Hardwood, Wrought Iron and Brass Stick Balance. Dutch/colonial Circa 1850.

Set of Oak Doctors Scales

Model Boat Gondola

Victorian Brass Mounted Oak Personal Weighing Scales

A Set of Chemist’s Precision Beam Scales, Later Sign Written for the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers.

Stunning Condition Mahogany Jockey Scale by W & T Avery

Mahogany American Chippendale Architectural Model of an Alcove.

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