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Coexist Mod Ground Glass and Brass Stellar Map
By Gio Tirotto
Located in Roma, IT
Gio Tirotto realizes the project coexist: the mod. Ground globe and the mod. Sky stellar map, two objects complementary as only sky and heart can be, where the transparent glass allo...
Category
2010s Italian Globes
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mid-Century World Map Globe Lamp Light by JRO Verlag Munich circa 1970s
By JRO-Verlag 1
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century fun world map globe table lamp or desk light by JRO-Verlag München. Made in Germany circa 1970, this whimsical lamp would make a great child's bedside t...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal
Terrestrial School Glass Globe Lamp by Barrere & Thomas France
By Barrère & Thomas, Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Impressive terrestrial globe and lamp published, circa 1950 by Barrere and Thomas, Paris and designed by geographer J. Forest. Huge glass globe covered with print paper rotating on a...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Art Deco Globe
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Deco period Weber Costello 16 inch globe. American, 1930's.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Globes
Art Deco Table Globe Dieter Reimer, Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
German table Erdglobus der Deutschen Buch-Gemeinschaft by Dietrich Reimer Ernst Vohsen Berlin
1920/30 Wooden globe with a lithograph on paper. On a walnut stand comes with a little...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Wood
Philips Terrestrial Globe, c1920
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Philips 14 inch Terrestrial globe c1920
Philips 14 inch Terrestrial globe on a turned walnut stand. This desktop globe dates from 1920-1930. The colour is good, aged but retaining c...
Category
1920s European Other Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel
Huge Vintage Illuminated Globe with Brass Stand
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful and rare illuminated globe with a brass stand. The globe is rotating and adjustable in high.
Category
Late 20th Century German Hollywood Regency Globes
Materials
Brass
Terrestrial Globe French 18th Century, Swinging Structure
Located in Milan, IT
Designed, created, and built to be hanged to the ceiling in order to spin and play with it. Rare are the cases of pre-revolutionary French globes, and most of all the swinging ones. ...
Category
1760s French Antique Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Columbus Earth Globe by Paul Oestergaard, Berlin, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Item e5600
An antique traditional Columbus earth globe with a wonderful patina. Edited by Paul Oestergaard and revised by C. Luther, Berlin. Used as teaching material in German scho...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Vintage Bookends
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two vintage bookends.
Measures: Height 28 cm.
Width 14 cm.
Depth 15 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Globe, Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Terrestrial globe, realized in the late 20th century in plastic to imitate hard stones, with the golden metal axis and black resin base.
In very good condition
This object is shipp...
Category
Late 20th Century European Globes
Materials
Metal
Antique Terrestrial Globe Walnut Base Published in 1950 by Vallardi Pubblisher
By Vallardi
Located in Milan, IT
Terrestrial globe published in the 1950s by Vallardi publisher, drawn and engraved by A. Minelli, papier-mâché sphere covered with paper printed by engraving on copper plate and wate...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Large Globe for Brussels National Institute of Geography, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian large globe, painted black, previously used for educational purposes, with just the outline of continents and countries highlighted in red. Made by The...
Category
20th Century Belgian Globes
Materials
Iron
Tellus Globe, Prussian Blue and Sycamore
Located in London, GB
This striking piece features a 50cm diameter globe elevated on a sycamore dusk veneered stand with caps, brace detailing and a highly polished base in aluminium brass. The globe rest...
Category
2010s British Globes
Materials
Aluminum
Globe Mid Century 1950s Atomic Design
Located in New York, NY
1950s mid century Reference Globe by Replogle Rare 10 inch size. Actual Globe is 10 inch not including stand. Slightly smaller than average globes makes it ideal for desk top or shel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Terrestrial Globe Weber Constello Chicago End of 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant terrestrial globe Weber Costello Co Chicago heights from the end of the 19th century
Very elegant small size globe which is unusual and very interesting in a decoration on a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Napoleon III Antique Globes
Materials
Cast Stone
18th Century Celestial Globe
Located in Helsingborg, SE
Rare 18th century celestial globe (Globus Coelestis) on a stand in mahogany and blackened wood by Anders Akerman, 1759.
In 1758, the "Cosmographic Society" was formed in Uppsala, ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis Philippe Table Globes by Charles Dien, Paris
Located in Essex, MA
One terrestrial and the other celestial. With bronze chapter ring. Ebonized wood bases. Signed by maker and dated 1844.
Category
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton
By Newton Globes - Planer & Newton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton
Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes.
These too were updated in 1852 (terre...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Globe, J.Felkl, before 1880
By Felkl & Zoon
Located in Praha, CZ
German language.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Classica Lighted French Style World Globe
By G. F. Cram Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Vintage Glassica lighted French style world globe on a walnut base by George F. Cram.
Category
20th Century American Globes
Materials
Walnut
Table Globe, James Wyld, London
Located in Nordhavn, DK
A terrestrial table globe, James Wyld, London.
Supported by a turned mahogany stand with three legs,
England, mid-18th century.
Original untouched condition, patina consistent wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Large Pyrite Sphere
Located in New York, NY
Pyrite mineral sphere. Hand carved. 6". Unique Pyrite piece from Peru.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Globes
Materials
Pyrite
Vintage Library Terrestrial Globe Designed by Vallardi Milan, Early 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Terrestrial globe designed and engraved by A. Minelli and published in the early 1950s by Antonio Vallardi Editore Milano. Original base of turned wood with meridian circle of engrav...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Globes
Materials
Plaster, Wood
German Political Globe JRO Multi-Globus
By JRO-Verlag 1
Located in Vienna, AT
German Globe circa 1960 printed by JRO Globus Munchen, Bauhaus style
Fitted with E27 socket from the 1960s.
Category
1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Brass Armillary Sundial Sphere Brass Globe Bookends on Green Marble
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of vintage brass armillary sundial bookends on antique verde Italian marble.
The globes turn and the brass holding piece is marked with roman numerals.
Beautiful brass armillar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Art Deco Globes
Materials
Marble, Brass
American Art Deco 'Pre-WWII' Globe of the World with an Internal Light
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco (Pre-WWII) globe of the world with an internal light resting in an ebonized wood Stand (made by Replogle Globes, INC, Chicago, IL).
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Globes
Antique Rand McNally Terrestrial Globe, Glass, Light Up, Unusual Bronze Base
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Rand McNally terrestrial globe, glass, light up, unusual bronze decorative base. Glass world globe in great original condition, stylized neoclassical heavy cast bronze base w...
Category
1930s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Globes
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Marble Figural Globe Clock by Vincenti et Cie
Located in Dublin, IE
A magnificent & most unusual French marble figural globe clock, the spherical shaped case forming the dial with applied Roman numerals, and arrow hands supported by three dancing put...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large 1940s A.J. Nystrom Aviation Military Training Rotating World Globe USA
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large lacquer over aluminum rotating and swivel aviation military training globe on an aluminum base, strong steel construction circa 1940 manufactured in Chicago Illinois. These wer...
Category
1940s American Vintage Globes
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Illuminated Replogle Globe on Teak Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage globe turns on its axis as mounted on a vintage teak stand. Complete with casters and interior illumination this vintage Replogle comprehensive globe features ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Teak
Large Terrestrial and Celestial Globe with Astrological Signs, Circa 1970
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite late 20th century vintage large terrestrial and celestial globe with astrological signs displaying magnificent details made of mahogany wood and papier-mache and standin...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Globes
Materials
Mahogany, Paper
1920s Terrestrial Antique Library Globe Edited Columbus by Prof. Ernst Friedrich
Located in Milan, IT
Terrestrial globe edited by Columbus, by prof. Ernst Friedrich, 1920s. Very good condition. Measures: Height cm 110, inches 43.30, diameter of sphere cm 50, inches 19.68.
Establishe...
Category
Early 20th Century German Globes
Materials
Wood
1984 Jonson Marcius Globe
By Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius, Jonson Cornell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Quite beautiful large 24 inch globe in gold leaf with bone inlay by the design team of Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius for Jonson Cornell Ltd from 1984. Swivels on a pivot and the bas...
Category
1980s American Vintage Globes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage George F. Cram Co. Figural Brass Atlas Illuminated Terrestrial Globe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This illuminated terrestrial globe was made by the George F. Cram Company of the United States who is well known for the production of initially maps and diversified to include globe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Globes
Materials
Brass
A Large-Sized Italian Heavily Foxed Velum Covered Globe on Wood Stand, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century large globe on wooden stand. This velum covered globe is heavily foxed and has nice age to it which makes only the countries on the lower half of the globe vi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Large 1930s Machine Age Industrial Metal World Globe
Located in Las Vegas, NV
20 inch Denoyer Geppert of Chicago military world globe.
Made of thick spun metal on a heavy iron stand.
Like a chalkboard, this was an educational instrument.
Completely original...
Category
1930s Machine Age Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel
French Art Deco World Globe Light
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A French Art Deco 10” world globe light
The globe is in fair condition with a little surface scratching, it has a stepped painted metal base and stands 16” high, the diameter of t...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Pair of Important G.F Cruchley's Table Top Globes
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century English rare G. F. Cruchley's table top globes. Terrestrial and Celestial in excellent condition
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Reploge Terrestrial World Globe
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-309 vintage world globe with raised surfaces set on a custom walnut wood stepped base, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Hand Painted Zodiac Floor Globe
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand painted Zodiac floor globe with turned wooden base. Please note of wear consistent with age including minor wear and cracks to the wood and minor paint loss to the globe itself.
Category
20th Century Globes
Materials
Wood
1960s Replogle Illuminated Glass Globe on Mahogany Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Replogle (Chicago, IL) globe on stand composed of paper gores over glass with a cast metal meridian. Base is mahogany with brass feet and features a full 360 degree swivel acti...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
Tellus Globe, Blue
Located in London, GB
Continuing our collaboration with famed globe makers Bellerby & Co., LINLEY have fashioned the Tellus Globe.
This striking piece features a 50cm diameter globe elevated on a dark ...
Category
2010s British Globes
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Tellus Globe
By David Linley
Located in London, GB
This striking piece features a 50cm diameter globe elevated on a dark charcoal veneered stand with caps, brace detailing and a highly polished base in nickel. The globe rests on thre...
Category
2010s British Globes
Materials
Nickel
1920s Library or Classroom Terrestrial World Globe with a Cast Iron Base
Located in New York, NY
Terrestrial globe from the late 1920s. The metal globe is set on a decorative cast iron base, and was likely used in a classroom or library setting. This can be seen at our 2420 Broa...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Globes
Materials
Iron
Rare Pair of Table Globes by Cary, Each Dated 1816
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare pair of 9 inch table globes by Cary, each dated 1816. These globes are by John and William Cary and show the geographical and political borders drawn up following the Congress...
Category
1810s English Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Italian Globe with Astrological Signs
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-310 Italian globe with astrological signs is a reproduction of a globe originally made in Italy in 1507.
Category
1970s Vintage Globes
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Celestial Globe Signed Smith, London, 1820
By Smith & Son
Located in Milan, IT
A celestial globe. Over a tripod-shaped foot that rises with a central element with moved profile, is connected to the brass meridian, which holds at the ends of the globe. The base ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
1843 Antique Terrestrial Globe According to the Knowledge of Giovanni M Cassini
Located in Milan, IT
Rare terrestrial globe made according to the knowledge of Giovanni Maria Cassini (Venice 1745 - Rome 1824) regular cleric of the Padri Somaschi, an order proposed in Venice in 1525 a...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Monumental Edward Wormley Style Exaggerated Relief Standing World Globe
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Monumental Standing World Globe with Exaggerated Relief.
Caged wood stand in the style of Edward Wormley.
The globe itself is quite interesting, it depicts continents and sea depth...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
Air Sand Globe
Located in Paris, FR
Globe air sand with structure in solid walnut wood
on polished stainless steel base. This globe is made
of a polymer and cellulose alloy, antique sand finish,
Sphere diameter: 60cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Globes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ed Wormley of Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Illuminated Globe Light Fixture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Walnut and brass tripod or tri-leg base stand Mid-Century Modern illuminated globe by Ed Wormley.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Lighted Globe with Stand
Located in New York, NY
Vintage mid-century world globe mounted on a 4-legged wooden stand with interior light (Heirloom Globe by Replogle).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Telescoping Adjustable World Globe by Rand McNally, Chicago
Located in Buffalo, NY
16 inch diameter telescoping adjustable world globe by Rand McNally, Chicago, wonderful color and proportion, adjustable from 52 inches to 76 inches, retains original metal baseball ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century Miniature French Edition Globe by C. Abel-Klinger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French Edition miniature globe.
By C. Abel-Klinger.
On a turned wooden stand with an uncalibrated brass half meridian.
The globe is marked with an integral l...
Category
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Globes
Materials
Paper
American Victorian Brass Meridian Globe
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian (circa 1880) globe of the world with a brass meridian and raised on a turned wood pedestal and round base (BAKER, PRATT & CO)
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Set of Five Polished Marble Spheres, Italy, circa 1950s
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Set of five polished marble spheres, Italy, circa 1950s. Each a different stone specimen. Sizes range from 4.5 inches to 5.5 inches. Display individually on stands or as group for a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Globes
Materials
Marble
Celestial Table Globe by Harris and Son
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 12 inch celestial table globe by Harris and Son, the horizon ring, with the original papers, set on four turned mahogany legs, the label stating ‘Improved celestial globe, the star...
Category
1810s English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique, New and Vintage Globes
Antique and vintage globes can prove unique and interesting accents to your living space, whether on their own as provocative conversation pieces or part of a small collection dotting the shelves where your sculptures and other decorative objects live.
Globes are among the most ancient of scientific instruments. During the Age of Exploration, they were vital for navigation, bringing sailors home after perilous journeys on different trade routes. Globes didn’t just detail continental formations, they might also show astronomical positions — adventurous seafarers of the day would rely on stars’ positions in traveling the great waters ahead of them. Antique globes offer a glimpse into specific time periods and how peoples of the past navigated the world around them. These were tools that identified a region’s borders, the names of countries, territories and more as the Earth’s geography was once known or imagined. As information about a place became available to geographers over time, globes became more accurate.
Not all globes depict the Earth and its countries, landmasses and bodies of water. The models that do are known as terrestrial globes, while globes that detail the position of the stars and other heavenly bodies are called celestial globes.
Quite surprisingly, the construction of globes remains relatively unchanged from the 16th century. The base starts as two papier-mâché hemispheres, which have a wooden support pillar attached via the north and south poles. The hemispheres are joined with glue or sewn with string and are subsequently topped with more paper or even thin fabric. Lastly, the globe is covered with plaster, ready for the design to be pasted on top.
Perhaps even more surprising is that the decorative function of globes has not changed much since the 16th century. They’ve been given as gifts for hundreds of years, as globes have always been beautiful objects whether they’re in your home office or your living room, lining your mantel alongside other globes of different sizes. Recent globe designs offer modern variations in style and features, such as interior lighting, automatic rotation and more.
Today, vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or decorative home accents in a bedroom or foyer. This likely owes to wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design. Decorating with globes is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes. Antique globes add welcome doses of color and contrast to a house or apartment’s neutral corners, their sea blues and algae greens popping against reclaimed wood interiors or stone fireplaces.
On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic antique and vintage globes including mid-century modern, Georgian, Art Deco editions and more.