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ITALY, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, c.
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ITALY, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, c.
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Estimate €6,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ITALY, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, c. 1562
Rare wine measure (Velte-jauge)
Made of walnut with a gilded brass mount, square in cross-section, fitted with a sliding ruler marked with notches. Engraved decoration on the end caps, bordered by scrolls:
Upper end cap: one side pierced with a viewing window, two sides adorned with a triangle inscribed within a circle, which is itself inscribed within a square on a point, the fourth bearing a cartouche bearing the coat of arms ‘d... with a band d... charged with three mounds of six points’, which may correspond to the simplified arms of the Ciocchi del Monte family, from which Pope Julius III was descended; at the end, scrolls and the inscription ‘PON...X.B.II.QVADRATI’.
Lower finial: three sides decorated with a barrel depicted from different angles; the fourth side features Bacchus seated on a small barrel, holding a cup; at the end, the motto ‘OMNIA IN PONDERE ET MENSURA ’ (All things by weight and measure), a motto dating back to Seneca.
Ends of the ruler: bearing the letters R.T.P. and the date 1562, a mason’s tools (set square, compass and plumb line), as well as geometric motifs at the ends.
Beneath the coat of arms, a cut-out and inlaid ornament, featuring two loops surmounted by six chisels echoing the coat of arms. Signs of wear.
Dimensions: length 54.8 x width 1.9 x depth 1.8 cm
Provenance: Pierre Bergé auction, Paris, June 2021, lot 63
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About the sale
Day 1: Major Classical Art Auction – Old Master Paintings, Sculptures, Furniture, Archaeological Artefacts, Asian Art, Curiosities, Glassware, Silverware
Auction location
Auction time
11/11/2026 at 2:30 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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