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Fragments by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique piece Materials: Chipboard Dimensions: 34 x 34 x 34 cm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London. Theodora ...

Set of 3 mould mirrors by Theodora Alfredsdottir. Unique set. Materials: MDF. Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 3 cm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London. T...

Mould mirror I by Theodora Alfredsdottir. Unique piece Materials: MDF Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 3 cm. Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studi...

Fragments tray by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique piece Materials: Chipboard Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 7 cm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London. Theod...

Set of white and black marble bookends, Italy circa 1960's. Wonderful addition to any home office seeking a classic or modern vibe.

Set of cast iron vibrantly painted decorative doorstops, Early 20th century. Set consist of elephant, rabbit, lion, two cats, two young ladies and country cottage. Select doorstops a...

The marblelous book end small is a minimalist style book end made of treated Carrara marble. The product consists of a solid marble prismatic block.

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...