19th Century Table Top Globe by George Philip & Son, London, circa 1890

Late 19th century wall mirror made of fruitwood coming out of Austria, circa 1890. A simple but fantastic designed wall mirror from the so called "Historism" period which shows a bea...

Perfectly restored 19th century nut wood cabinet/ vertiko from the so called "Historism" period in Austria, circa 1890. Featuring a fine hand-polished shellac finish, beautiful set nut wood veneer and delightfully mirror matched burr walnut inlays in the two doors, this half cabinet is a one of a kind piece thanks to its outstanding lines and additional solid nut wood carvings. Due a special designed front, the doors can be wide opened and offer much space - divided into four compartments. At the top of this elegant cabinet you have an additional drawer with lovely brass fittings. An exquisite case piece that can be multiple used, for example as a stylish mini bar or an elegant dish cabinet...

Remarkable large Majolica vase coming from the world famous Majolica manufactory of Wilhelm Schiller & Son in Bohemia, circa 1880. An outstanding,...

Exceptional late 19th century silvered Italian wall mirror from the island of Venetia around 1890. This elaborately made mirror impresses wi...

Fantastic 19th century Nutwood bookcase or cupboard with inlay works from the famous Baroque Revival period circa 1890 in Austria. The large elaborately handcrafted cabinet impresses...

Eye-catching gilt florentine wall mirror out of Italy dating back to the end of the 19th century around 1890. The large, outstanding looking, open worked frame is ornamented by elaborately handcarved acanthus leaf motifs, confering the piece a sense of luxury mixed with a calming feel of nature as well. Extraordinary shaped lines combined with an artfully made top showing a large weeping acanthus leaf in the center, deserves this antique wall mirror a real unique appearance. This gilt florentine mirror...

A wonderful set of Terrestrial and Celestial 12 inch globes by George Philip and Son. Presented on brass inclined plain mounts attached to original turned ebonized wooden bases and uprights with axes secured at the top by brass acorn finials. Unusually, the terrestrial globe has a copyright date shown under the cartouche, 1946. The celestial globe is printed in beige against a dark blue background and shows the constellations and many named stars. Solid lines connect the stars within constellations rather than illustrating them as mythological and other figures.? A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. When looking at the stars from Earth the viewpoint is effectively inside a celestial sphere. The surface of a celestial globe shows the star field as a projection viewed from the outside and is therefore reversed, with the constellations appearing as their mirror images. The terrestrial globe is printed in several colours and comprises of twelve coated lithographic paper gores with polar calottes over a twelve inch card sphere. The age of the globe has been confirmed by the political borders and named cities displayed. The globe is nicely detailed and has a grid network of parallels and meridians. It shows all the continents and countries as they were at the time it was printed and also indicates all the principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. The globe also has a printed Analemma - a diagram showing the declination of the Sun for every day in the year and the equation of time. The Analemma therefore shows the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as the sun's position varies over the course of a year. A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. Dimensions of each globe: 30.5 cm/12 inches (diameter) x 59 cm/23 1/4 inches (max height). George Philip, (1800–1882) was a cartographer and map publisher. He founded George Philip & Sons in 1834 in Liverpool primarily as a bookseller and stationer, but rapidly expanding to become a publisher of primarily maps, atlases and educational works. He had one son, also George (1823–1902), who was admitted to the business in 1848. George senior was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and by 1819 he had become assistant to the Liverpool bookseller, William Grapel before going on to start his own business. He used cartographers (such as John Bartholomew the elder, August Petermann, and William Hughes) to produce maps on copper plates. Philip then had these printed and hand-coloured by his women tinters. The business expanded rapidly and by the time he produced his county maps of 1862 he was using machine...

A stylish celestial globe on a brass inclined plain mount attached to original square bakelite base and secured at the top by a brass acorn finial. By George Philip and Son; circa 1935...

A lovely small size antique French globe. With a wooden base, the globe itself is made of carton with paper. The map is published by Philips Terre...

Rare 19th century terrestrial globe by G. Thomas, Editeur & Globe Maker, Paris, circa 1890s The globe sits atop a wooden stand and measures 4" diameter x 6.5" high. The globe i...

An antique 19th Century victorian dressing case in English bridle leather by W Insall of Birmingham. This piece is lined in green baize with or...

A well proportioned paper, plaster terrestrial globe standing on a turned ebonized base. GLOBE TERRESTRE "Dressé par J. FOREST GÉOGRAPHE EN VENTE A PARIS Chez l'Auteur 17 Rue de ...