Ancient mercury barometer mounted on a mahogany table signed Cesare Vaselli from the early 19th century. This ancient measuring instrument consists of a glass tube filled with mercury and turned with the open side downwards inside a glass bulb containing other mercury. The mercury column tends to descend into the bulb leaving the void behind it: by measuring the height of the column the atmospheric pressure can be calculated.
Mercury was already known in ancient times to the Chinese and Hindus; it was found in Egyptian tombs dated around 1500 BC. from 500 BC. begins its use as an amalgam for other metals. The ancient Greeks used it as a pigment for paintings, and the Romans used it in cosmetics. According to medieval alchemists it was the material from which everything else had been formed, and they thought that once hardened it would turn into gold.
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Period: 19th century Measures: H 96 x L 11 x P 8 cm -
Ancient Piedmontese frame, dating back to the eighteenth century, in gilt gilded wood. Very good conditionPeriod: 18th century Measurements: Total H 85 X L 96.5 / Interior H 60 X L 75 cm -
Ancient seventeenth-century Piedmontese stone mortar. It presents a breakage and a part is missing, equipped with a guarantee of originality and uniqueness of the product.Period: 1600sMeasures: H 16,5 x L 34 x L 34 x Ø internal 19,5 cm -
Rustic chest of Val Sarentina in Swiss stone pine decorated by hand with original lacquering. In fair condition, small restorations. Rustic style, single body.Period: '700 /' 800 Measurements: H 75 x P 65 x La 121.5 cm -
Period: 19th century Measurements: H 7 x Ø 34 cmAncient Sicilian ceramic plate / pan, dating back to the 19th century -
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Ancient stoup in carved white marble, 17th century in good condition. Period: '600 Measurements: H 130 x D 64 cm -
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Rare Piedmontese walnut bed with turned columns dating back to the 17th century. In good condition. Period: '600 Measurements: H 170 x W 147 x D 201 cm -
Ancient stone mortar dating back to the 18th centuryPeriod: 18th century Measures: H 14.5 x L 23.5 x L 23.5 x internal Ø 15 cm -
Antique Louis XV chest of drawers in walnut, pickled in Provencal style. Blurred front, consisting of 4 drawers. Dating from the mid-18th century.Period: Mid 18th century Measurements: H 102 x L 122.5 x D 59.5 cm -
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Antique original Poltrona Frau from the early 1900s, in good condition. Period: Early 20th century Measurements: H 90 x W 80 x D 105.5 cm
