Work by Charles Dien, fils (1809-1870) Cosmographic set consisting of : Globe in boiled cardboard bearing a torn signature 'CH. DIEN, Paris 1844', brass mounting H. 39.5 cm Celestial globe in boiled cardboard bearing the signature 'CH. DIEN', brass mounting Height 39.5 cm Worn, missing and worn; both globes dusty Copernican planetary globe showing the planets up to Saturn; bronze and brass Height 39.5 cm The three instruments mounted on turned cylindrical bases in blackened wood. Mid 19th century