George & John Cary More Furniture and Collectibles

This floor globe by Replogle floats within a ring of walnut, supported by four 'turned' chrome stiles, which connect to a base of walnut. The ...

3-455, pair Italian revolving globe bookends.

Nathaniel Hill Pocket globe London, 1754 The globe is contained in its original case, which itself is covered in shark skin. There are slight gaps in the original paint on the sphere. The case no longer closes. The sphere measures 2.6 in (6.8 cm) in diameter whereas the case measures 2.9 in (7.4 cm) in diameter. lb 0.24 (kg 0.11) The globe is made up of twelve printed paper gores aligned and glued to the sphere. In the North Pacific Ocean there is a scroll with the inscription: A New terrestrial Globe by Nath. Hill, 1754. The celestial globe is depicted on the inside of the box. On the terrestrial globe much of central and southern Africa is empty. North America bears only the name of some British colonies. It shows California as a peninsula and the northwest coast of America as "unknown parts" (Alaska is not described and is only partially delineated; it would become part of the United States in 1867). The route of Admiral Anson is traced (1740) and the trade winds are indicated by arrows. Australia, still named New Holland (the new name would be introduced in 1829), is part of the west coast. (See Van der Krogt, P., Old Globes in the Netherlands, Utrecht 1984, p. 146 and Van der Krogt, P. - Dekker, E., Globes from the Western World, London 1993, p. 115.) Nathaniel Hill (London, news from 1746 to 1768) had impeccable professional credentials: he had done his apprenticeship with Richard Cushee, who at the time was carrying out surveying work for John Senex's Surrey map...

English Victorian globe of the world on wrought iron filigree 3 legged base.  

Crams Imperial World Globe Floor Standing Globe On A Turned Hardwood & Brass Stand Model No 16 Manufactured by George F Cram Co. Indiana, U.S.A Sizes are guesstimates

2-309 vintage world globe with raised surfaces set on a custom walnut wood stepped base, circa 1960.

20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe We present you this hand-made metal globe from the 2nd half of the 20th century. It is decorative in nature. The placement of continents and coun...

An Italian pair of world globe bookends with brass accents, circa mid-20th century, Italy. A great pair for an office, library, living room, etc. Marked 'Made in Italy' on back as sh...

A miniature 19th century 3.5 inch diameter pocket terrestrial globe by C. Abel-Klinger, Nuremberg, Germany, in English for the English speaking markets. Signed with cartouche reading...

Extensive collection of 19th century leather bound books, priced per book, various colors, sizes, most with embossed gilt decoration. This is just a partial offering of what we have,...

Unique and fascinating pair of small globes, made with artisanal care by Italian manufacturers in the 19th century and hand painted on fine paper. These small globes are mounted on a...

Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe from the beginning of the 20th century circa 1910 by G.Thomas publisher Paris The Terrestrial Globe has an exceptional blackened wooden base with a ...