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French Louis XV Silver Plated Bronze Putto Mantel Clock M Franjus Raison & Boyer
French Louis XV Silver Plated Bronze Putto Mantel Clock M Franjus Raison & Boyer

French Louis XV Silver Plated Bronze Putto Mantel Clock M Franjus Raison & Boyer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Stunning cast and details of seated putto and celestial globe. Putto is seen studying and another example of this figural casting included a scroll and pen in hand.

Category

Antique 19th Century Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Celestial Map, Planisphères Célestes, Lapie 1838 Astronomy
Antique Celestial Map, Planisphères Célestes, Lapie 1838 Astronomy

Antique Celestial Map, Planisphères Célestes, Lapie 1838 Astronomy

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: antique celestial map, Lapie astronomy print, planisphere engraving, star chart antique, celestial hemispheres map, 19th century astronomy print, French atlas engraving, co...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Maps

Materials

Paper

19th Century Mantel Clock "Astronomy", France circa 1830
19th Century Mantel Clock "Astronomy", France circa 1830

19th Century Mantel Clock "Astronomy", France circa 1830

Located in Greven, DE

The neat workmanship of the bronze can be seen here, for example, in the fine hatching of the celestial globe, which can be clearly seen in one of the photos.

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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

De La Fontaine Large Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock of Astronomy and Geography
De La Fontaine Large Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock of Astronomy and Geography

De La Fontaine Large Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock of Astronomy and Geography

Located in New York, NY

The urn is flanked by two muses, a female figure representing Astronomy holds a celestial globe and sits across from Geography, who holds a rolled-up map.

Category

Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Decorative Original Antique Map of Normandy, France, circa 1690
Decorative Original Antique Map of Normandy, France, circa 1690

Decorative Original Antique Map of Normandy, France, circa 1690

Located in Langweer, NL

Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, a Venetian scholar and Minorite Friar, was one of the most celebrated map and globe makers of his era. Cornelli produced more than one hundred terrestrial a...

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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Maps

Materials

Paper

Celestial Navigational Globe, Mid 1900's
Celestial Navigational Globe, Mid 1900's

Celestial Navigational Globe, Mid 1900's

Located in Nantucket, MA

A rare nautical celestial navigation globe complete with it's metal container.

Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Antique Map of Stavoren by Coronelli, 1706
Antique Map of Stavoren by Coronelli, 1706

Antique Map of Stavoren by Coronelli, 1706

Located in Langweer, NL

His most well known work is the 2-volume 'Atlante Veneto' but is is equally well known for his very large terrestrial and celestial globes. One, 15 feet in diameter he made for Louis...

Category

Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Vase 'Fiskgraal' Designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors Sweden, 1950s-1960s
Vase 'Fiskgraal' Designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors Sweden, 1950s-1960s

Vase 'Fiskgraal' Designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors Sweden, 1950s-1960s

By Edward Hald

Located in Stockholm, SE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Chandeliers
Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Chandeliers

Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Chandeliers

Located in London, GB

Designed to mimic the appearance of a star-studded celestial globe, theses Empire style chandeliers are simultaneously charming and outstandingly beautiful.

Category

20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu, Metal, Bronze

Brass & Teak Armillary Sphere Vintage Table Lamp
Brass & Teak Armillary Sphere Vintage Table Lamp

Brass & Teak Armillary Sphere Vintage Table Lamp

Located in London, GB

An armillary sphere is an old astronomical instrument and model of the celestial globe, constructed from rings and hoops representing the equator and other electrical circles with th...

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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

KPM Berlin Turquoise "Love Message" Cup & Saucer with Gilt, c. 1860–80
KPM Berlin Turquoise "Love Message" Cup & Saucer with Gilt, c. 1860–80

KPM Berlin Turquoise "Love Message" Cup & Saucer with Gilt, c. 1860–80

By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)

Located in Atlanta, GA

To the front, an oval reserve within a finely tooled gilt frame depicts a winged putto striding with a scythe above a celestial globe bound by a zodiac band, a mid-century KPM neocla...

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Brass Celestial Armillary Globe Study Table Lamp, Pair
Brass Celestial Armillary Globe Study Table Lamp, Pair

Brass Celestial Armillary Globe Study Table Lamp, Pair

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Made circa 1950, each Mid-century solid brass study lamp features an armillary globe as the centerpiece and is fixed to a black lacquered wood base.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars & Hemel Globe, 1720
Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars & Hemel Globe, 1720

Decorative Antique Celestial Map – Zodiac, Stars & Hemel Globe, 1720

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Celestial Map – Hemel Globe, Zodiac & Constellations by Halma, 1720 This striking double-hemisphere celestial chart, titled Hemel Globe.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Rare George III Celestial Pocket Globe by Cary, London
Rare George III Celestial Pocket Globe by Cary, London

Rare George III Celestial Pocket Globe by Cary, London

By Cary

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A fine and rare 3" celestial pocket globe by G & W Cary, Strand, London circa 1791, housed in its original sharkskin case.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Aviation Objects

Materials

Plaster

Celestial Table Globe, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, 1791
Celestial Table Globe, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, 1791

Celestial Table Globe, Charles-François Delamarche, Paris, 1791

By Charles Francois Delamarche

Located in Milano, IT

Celestial table globe Charles-François Delamarche Paris, 1791 It measures: 17.13 in in height, Ø max 27.7 in; the sphere Ø 7.09 in (h 43.5 cm x Ø max 27.7 cm; the sphere Ø 18 cm).

Category

Antique 1790s French Other Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

A Fine French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Attr. Alfred Beurdeley
A Fine French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Attr. Alfred Beurdeley

A Fine French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marquetry Table, Attr. Alfred Beurdeley

By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The rounded rectangular top inlaid with draped female figures emblematic of astronomy centered by a celestial globe, the angles with flower-heads flanked by scrolling foliage, the br...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Masonic Engraved Punch Bowl 19th Century
Masonic Engraved Punch Bowl 19th Century

Masonic Engraved Punch Bowl 19th Century

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Plumb Line – Working tool of a past master Trowel – Working tool of Master mason Three Steps – Emblematical of three stages of life. youth. manhood. old age Jacobs Ladder – Depends u...

Category

Antique 1850s British Victorian Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Vintage Slip Graal Bowl by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
Vintage Slip Graal Bowl by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

Vintage Slip Graal Bowl by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963

By Edward Hald, Orrefors

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Early Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1948
Early Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1948

Early Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1948

By Edward Hald, Orrefors

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1947
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1947

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1947

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963

Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Great Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
Great Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957

Great Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden

By Orrefors, Edward Hald

Located in Berghuelen, DE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term "Swedish grace", the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

19th Century Ormolu Pendule - Astronomy, France, circa 1825
19th Century Ormolu Pendule - Astronomy, France, circa 1825

19th Century Ormolu Pendule - Astronomy, France, circa 1825

Located in Greven, DE

She is studying the celestial globe set up in front of her. Behind her, half-rolled up, is the star chart.

Category

Antique 1820s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Vase ‘Fish Graal’ designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1949
Vase ‘Fish Graal’ designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1949

Vase ‘Fish Graal’ designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden, 1949

By Edward Hald

Located in Stockholm, SE

In the 1920s, his work coined the term 'Swedish grace', the Swedish variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as t...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

The Linke Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock
The Linke Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock

The Linke Grand Regulator World's Fair Clock

By François Linke

Located in New Orleans, LA

Standing over 10 feet tall, the case is constructed from inlaid tulipwood and fruitwood and adorned with masterfully cast ormolu. A celestial globe dial sits at the center, surmounte...

Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Fine 19th century French ormolu mantel clock (pendule) by Leroy a Paris, c. 1825
Fine 19th century French ormolu mantel clock (pendule) by Leroy a Paris, c. 1825

Fine 19th century French ormolu mantel clock (pendule) by Leroy a Paris, c. 1825

By LeRoy

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

It is dominated by a rectangular superstructure containing the movement, flanked by an engine-turned column with a celestial globe on top on the left and an elegant lady reading a bo...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French Empire Mantel Clock by Robin à Paris, Ormolu, c. 1805-1815
French Empire Mantel Clock by Robin à Paris, Ormolu, c. 1805-1815

French Empire Mantel Clock by Robin à Paris, Ormolu, c. 1805-1815

Located in MADRID, ES

The upper section is crowned by a celestial globe decorated with stars, symbolising the cosmos and further emphasising the astronomical character of the composition.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Mantel Clock in Gilded Bronze, Empire Restoration Style, 1800s
Antique Mantel Clock in Gilded Bronze, Empire Restoration Style, 1800s

Antique Mantel Clock in Gilded Bronze, Empire Restoration Style, 1800s

Located in MADRID, ES

URANIA: “The Heavenly One,” Muse of astronomy, didactic poetry, and the exact sciences, portrayed holding a celestial globe in her left hand and a sheaf of wheat in her right, dresse...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Simon Thomassin French Print " La Gloire De La France" Etched with Wooden Frame
Simon Thomassin French Print " La Gloire De La France" Etched with Wooden Frame

Simon Thomassin French Print " La Gloire De La France" Etched with Wooden Frame

By Simon Thomassin

Located in Prato, Tuscany

Beautiful and meticulously detailed etching with sober wooden frame; the paper work, "La Gloire de la France", was made by the famous French engraver Simon Thomassin (Troyes 1665-Par...

Category

Antique 1720s French Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850
Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850

Large Meissen Genre Figurine, Louise Asleep, by M.V. Acier, Germany, Circa 1850

By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

This depicts a slumbering woman, represented as an allegorical figure of philosophy, amidst the traditional attributes of a scholar’s study: a desk with a quill pen, a pile of books ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Louis XVI Style "Astronomy" Mantel Clock, circa 1845
19th Century French Louis XVI Style "Astronomy" Mantel Clock, circa 1845

19th Century French Louis XVI Style "Astronomy" Mantel Clock, circa 1845

By Perrelet

Located in Greven, DE

The globe is mounted in a celestial meridian, on the holder we see the twelve signs of the zodiac.

Category

Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Antique Mantel Clock, Mercury-Gilded Bronze, 1815-1830
French Antique Mantel Clock, Mercury-Gilded Bronze, 1815-1830

French Antique Mantel Clock, Mercury-Gilded Bronze, 1815-1830

Located in MADRID, ES

Thalia is the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry, depicted with a comic mask and a shepherd’s staff. Urania, the celestial muse, presides over astronomy and the exact sciences, often...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Large terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890
Large terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890

Large terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890

Located in Paris, FR

In 1886, at 17-19 rue de Buci, he founded his own publishing house for maps and plans, world maps, globes, terrestrial and celestial spheres, charts and wall maps for educational use.

Category

Antique 1890s French Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Small terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890 / 1900
Small terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890 / 1900

Small terrestrial globe by Joseph Forest, Paris, France, circa 1890 / 1900

Located in Paris, FR

In 1886, at 17-19 rue de Buci, he founded his own publishing house for maps and plans, world maps, globes, terrestrial and celestial spheres, charts and wall maps for educational use.

Category

Antique 1890s French Desk Sets

Materials

Wood, Paper

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70
18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70

Located in Greven, DE

And enthroned above all this is Atlas, the Titan, holding the celestial globe. A very similar case, with a clockwork by Otto van Meurs, is described in Jan Zeeman - De Nederlandse S...

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Antique 1760s Dutch Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The impressive finely chased mercury gilt ormolu body surmounted with two muses, a female figure representing Astronomy sits with a celestial globe, while on the right, Geography hol...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Portrait of Lieutenant Admiral Michiel Adriaensz. de Ruyter by Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of Lieutenant Admiral Michiel Adriaensz. de Ruyter by Ferdinand Bol

Portrait of Lieutenant Admiral Michiel Adriaensz. de Ruyter by Ferdinand Bol

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

With his right arm, he leans on a celestial globe, which stands on a table covered in a red cloth.

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

French Modern Style Gilt Iron Table Lamp
French Modern Style Gilt Iron Table Lamp

French Modern Style Gilt Iron Table Lamp

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

The design draws inspiration from the iconic work of Jean Royère, celebrated for his fluid, sculptural forms and luxurious yet playful modernism. The lamp’s stylized globe form evok...

Category

1990s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Iron

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Garniture Clock Set
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Garniture Clock Set

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Garniture Clock Set

Located in Madrid, ES

The clock, crafted from gilt bronze and Carrara white marble, showcases a beautiful representation of cherubs holding the terrestrial globe, symbolizing celestial dominion over the e...

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Antique 1880s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835
Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835

Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835

By Thomas Messenger

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Additional search terms: English Regency, Regency, Georgian, George, Neoclassical, Classical, Empire, Federal, Greek, Roman, Greek Revival, Victorian, Grand Tour, country house, eart...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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