Vintage Metal Armillary Globe Sphere with Arrow Celestial Sculpture Industrial

Islamic Celestial Globe by Arte International Furnishings. An exceptional large brass Islamic Celestial Globe. The hammered brass sphere constructed from two hemispheres with engra...

1993 wrecking ball installation Art Gallery sphere sculpture by Carter Kustera Carter was born in Canada in 1962. In the early 1990s, Carter began ...

Functional artwork by Susan Custis. Folding screen or room divider, aptly titled 'Titled Every Good Hunch Deserves Favour'. This was a featured installation art piece at an exhibit i...

An Impressive Cast Iron floor sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs, circa 1960s. Reminiscent in form to an arrowhead or primitive blade. Josep incorporated grattage leaving the surface rough and jagged. Signed along the lower edge. From the private collection of Vincent and Elana Bolling. The Bollings were philanthropists and advocates for the performing and visual arts. JOSEP MARIA SUBIRACHS SITJAR was born on March 11, 1927 in Barcelona. From the age of nine to the age of twelve he experienced the tragic events of the Spanish Civil War, the overthrow of the Republican government in 1939 and the beginning of the Franco regime. Born into a working class family in the Barcelona district of Poblenou, the precarious economic situation suffered during the post-war period forced him to renounce studying architecture and he began working at the workshop of a gilder and amateur sculptor when he was just fourteen years old. By then, he was already modeling clay figures which he used to bring to the furnace at a local roof tile factory. From 1942 to 1947 he worked as an apprentice under the sculptor Enric Monjo at his workshop, acquiring technical skills. But the person who taught him most profoundly was Enric Casanovas, with whom he worked for a brief period because, unfortunately, the 'Noucentista' died in January 1948, just a fews months after Subirachs entered his workshop as a collaborator.The influence of Casanovas is apparent in the young sculptor...

Late 20th century tabletop library globe with an elegant turned wood base and antique brass meridian. Globe is modeled on a 1745 edition by Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy. Prod...

"Factory by Don Harvey measure: 74" Don Harvey is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1941 Don Harvey’s artwork explores the tensions between opposites: s...

Machinists stacked solid steel measuring device pyramid sculpture. Some oxidation stains to the steel, no dents or impact damages. On a black wooden base. Very heavy. Measures: W 13...

Dennoyer-Geppert Celestial Globe designed by Commander Stubbs RNR (Royal Navy) for classroom astronomy demonstration purposes (ca. 1930, Chicago, IL.). Composed of paper gores in olive green over a hollow metal core, featuring an adjustable cast-metal meridian with bronze finish and a wood horizon...

2 Italian Renaissance-style small globe2 on wood decorated stand (PRICED EACH).

This heavy and impressive crystal art object made mid-1950s is cast and then carved and engraved. The considerable amount of technical skill required shows a master at his craft. The hand created first then set with the globe second and after cooling the engraved longitude and latitude lines, continents and islands engraved creating the whole. Unsigned but completely worked by hand the piece is simple and dramatic without being overwhelming. It shows a considerable amount of wear on the ground smooth pontil but otherwise is in perfect condition. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may had been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damage which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read the 1st dibs user agreement...

Sculpture Earth Globe Black and Teak n°1 all in hand-carved natural teak root and with black volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy rotative syste...

Sculpture Earth globe black and teak n°2 all in hand-carved natural teak root and with black volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy rotative syste...