20th Century Terrestrial Globe Covered with Painted Paper

This is a large 19th-century faience vase, manufactured by the renowned Viúva Lamego factory in Portugal, as indicated by the mark "V.L. Made in Portugal" on the interior. Beautifully hand-painted in cobalt blue on a white background, this piece features intricate decorative motifs, including floral garlands, foliage, and stylized faces, creating a rich and ornate design. The vase showcases exquisite craftsmanship typical of Portuguese faience from this period, with influences from classical and baroque styles. The sculptural elements, such as the face adorned with flowers, give it a unique character. It is identical to some pieces found in the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz, highlighting its royal and aristocratic association. Such vases were often used as monumental garden urns...

Lacquered wood toilet box - Japan, 19th century.

Small terrestrial globe signed C.M.C. Paris, end of XIX century. Papier maché sphere and turned and ebonized wooden base. Height cm 13 - inches 5.1, diameter of sphere cm 6,5 - inche...

Celestial globe compiled on the Hesi & Gould catalogs by Eng. Pini and published in 1889 by Gussoni & Dotti Milano piazza del Duomo. Sphere in paper mache covered with paper printed by engraving on copper plate and hand watercolored, base in turned and ebonized wood. Good condition, conservative restoration at the base. Measures: Height 45 cm, inche 17.8, sphere diameter 22 cm 8.7. Giovanni Gussoni in 1874 bought the business of Antonio Ronchi typographer in Via Unione 5 in Milan, and then moved in 1883 to the shop of the Southern Porticoes in Piazza Duomo. Giovanni Gussoni was followed by his son Vittorio, who on April 16, 1907 sold the company to a collaborator, Giovanni Serra, who continued the business until November 1914. Man has always wanted to know the world in which he lives and has used all the means available to measure the space that surrounds him to expand his knowledge more and more. The conditions that allowed man to develop models of the world and space were probably realized only after...