Lot no. 165
165. 165W Paire de globes terrestres et célestes, avec bases en acajou, Angleterre, Malby's, troisième quart XIXe siècle A pair of 18-inch Malby's terrestrial and celestial globes, English, third quarter 19th century The terrestrial globe with printed cartouche 'MALBY'S TERRESTRIAL GLOBE Compiled from the latest & MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES including all the recent Georgraphical Discoveries, EDWARD STANFORD, GEORGRAPHICAL PUBLISHER & Co., 26&27 COCKSPUR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON', the celestial globe with printed cartouche 'MALBY'S CELESTIAL GLOBE Exhibiting the whole of the Stars, CONTAINED IN THE CATALOGUE OF PIAZZL BRADLEY HEVELIUS MAYER LA CAILLE S.JOHNSON the Double Stars from Sir W.Herschell & Struve. EDWARD STANFORD, GEOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHER, &c., 26&27, COCKSPUR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON.', both spheres mounted in brass meridian within horizon ring applied with printed zodiac and calendar scales, the mahogany tripod stand with baluster-turned support on splayed legs with stretcher and circular magnetic compass, on casters, restorations to globes and bases, the globes 45.5cm (18in) diam., overall 112cm high, 59cm wide (44in high, 23 3/4in wide) A closely related pair of English terrestrial and celestial globes by W.& T.M.Bardin, circa 1830 were sold at Bonhams, London, The Gentleman's Library sale, 15 January 2008, lot 920.
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04/19/2023
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