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Globes For Sale
1950s Replogle Glass Illuminated Precision Globe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 10" 'Precision' Globe was manufactured in the early 1950s by Replogle (Chicago, IL) and edited by cartographer, Gustav Brueckmann. Composed of p...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Kintsugi Terrestrial Globe “J.Forest – 17 rue de Buci 17” , circa 1900
Located in MEAUX, FR
Kintsugi Terrestrial Globe “J.Forest – 17 rue de Buci 17” , circa 1900: A Unique Artwork, Restored Using the Ancient Kintsugi Technique.
This terrestrial globe, dating back to ar...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Globes
Materials
Gold
Floor Standing Globe On A Turned Hardwood & Brass Stand Model No 16
By Cram's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Crams Imperial World Globe
Floor Standing Globe On A Turned Hardwood & Brass Stand Model No 16
Manufactured by George F Cram Co. Indiana, U.S.A
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Globes
Materials
Brass
Replogle Vintage American Globe on Metal Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage American Modern globe of the world resting on a curved cantilevered black metal stand (REPLOGLE)
Globe 16" DIA
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Black globe The George F. Cram Company Indianapolis Indiana 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Black globe copyright The George F. Cram Company Indianapolis Indiana of the 1950s. Metal base, paper mache sphere. In addition to the very well delineated spatial map, the main trad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
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
Terrestrial Globe by W. & A.K. Johnston
Located in New Orleans, LA
Measuring a monumental 30 inches in diameter, this impressive globe was crafted by the renowned firm W. & A.K. Johnston. Founded in 1825, the Johnston firm is considered the foremost...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Italian Renaissance Metal Desk Globe
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style small metal desk globe on a pewter base and stand
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Globes
Materials
Metal
Heirloom Globe by Replogle
Located in Pasadena, TX
1970s Replogle Illuminated glass globe on a dark brown walnut stand.
Globe has a full 360 degree turning function. Working condition and has a switch...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Globes
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid-Century Crystal Sphere with Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid-Century crystal sphere with air bubbles throughout. Flat on bottom to sit on surfaces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Globes
Materials
Crystal
Italian Mid-Century Iron Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century modern painted iron armillary globe with gold Continents supported on a round black base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Iron
Celestial Globe, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Black wooden celestial globe in original condition.
Blackened wood, horizon circle and brass rings with longitude measurements.
Mounted on wooden stand with turned legs and bun fee...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Exquisite Art Deco Ebony World Globe Vienna 1900
Located in Doha, QA
A wonderful Art Deco World Globe is hand carved out of noble dark brown ebony wood and consists of two parts. Put together it has an oval form wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Globes
Materials
Marble
Brass Globe Cigarette Holder and Ashtray/Coin Dish, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original mid-century brass cigarette holder with ashtray or coin dish. The lid slides open on the globe's axis to reveal a metal interior designed to hold cigarettes.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large terrestrial globe with wooden base by Pini-Gussoni, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Large terrestrial globe (diameter 19,75”), made of paper mache on a wooden structure. The large turned base is made of black lacquered walnut wood. Cartography compiled by engineer E...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Antique Terrestrial Globe by German Institute Ráths on Brass and Marble Base
Located in Casteren, NL
Antique terrestrial globe by Prof. Dr. Arthur Krause made by the German institute Ráths. The globe has a scale size of 1 : 38.600.900. The globe rests on...
Category
1930s German Vintage Globes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Coexist Mod Sky Glass and Black Iron 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
Large-Scale Vintage Military Globe / Activity Globe by A.J. Nystrom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Machine Age-style A.J. Nystrom of Chicago Military or Activity Globe composed of a spun metal blue orb with green slated land masses outlined in yellow. These globes were used by the...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Newton and Son Pocket Globe and Case
Located in Spencertown, NY
The terrestrial globe is 3 inches in diameter contained within a turned mahogany box with cover. The seas in light green and land masses in darker green.
Dimension of Globe 3" Diame...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
Large-Scale Vintage Military Globe / Activity Globe by A.J. Nystrom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Machine Age-style A.J. Nystrom of Chicago Military or Activity Globe composed of a spun metal blue orb with green slated land masses outlined in yellow. These globes were used by the...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
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
A George III Eighteen Inch Celestial Globe by W. and T.M. Bardin
By T. M. Bardin
Located in Dallas, TX
A George III eighteen inch celestial globe by W. and T.M. Bardin, dated 1800, in a mahogany tripod floor stand having graceful curved legs with brass caps and castors. the cartouche ...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage World Globe Oak Base Political Globe Hermann Haack 1950s
By Räth
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful vintage Dutch globe on a black lacquered oak round base, published by Hermann Haack Gotha for Räth, 1950s, scale 1:38 600 000.
This globe was made in the GDR, made of hard...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Terrestrial Globe By G. Thomas Paris
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe from the beginning of the 20th century circa 1910 by G.Thomas publisher Paris
The Terrestrial Globe has an exceptional blackened wooden base with a ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Cram's 16" Physical Political Terrestrial Illuminated Lighted Globe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage George F. Cram Co. 16" Physical Political Terrestrial Illuminated Lighted Globe. Circa Mid to Late 20th Century. Measurements: 22" H x 22" W x 16" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Globes
Materials
Fiberglass
Table Top Tellus Globe, Ochre and Walnut
Located in London, GB
This striking piece features a 360mm diameter globe elevated on a rippled Australian walnut veneered stand with caps, brace detailing and a highly polished base in antiqued brass. Th...
Category
2010s British Globes
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Replogle Brass Stand Globe in the Manner of Paul McCobb, 1955
By Paul McCobb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1950's era Paul McCobb style globe with patina brass stand. Brass is original and has not been polished. Globe does have age, pictured. Dimensions: 34.5 H x 14.5 D.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
Monumental Italian Renaissance Globe
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th century) globe of world on 6 spool leg base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Globes
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Modern Illuminated Glass Globe Terrestre by Girard et Barrère
By Gerard Barrère & Thomas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Girard et Barrère illuminated terrestrial glass globe illustrating major shipping routes, ca. 1968, France - Rhodesia and Congo (pre-Zaire) present - Bangladesh not present.
Composed...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
Coexist Ground Glass and Brass Nickel Plated World Map Silver
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
Brass
Coexist Sky Glass and Brass Nickel Plated World Map Silver
By Gio Tirotto
Located in Roma, IT
Gio Tirotto realizes the project coexist: the Ground globe and the Sky stellar map, two objects complementary as only Sky and Earth can be, where the transparent glass allows to look...
Category
2010s Italian Globes
Materials
Brass
Kintsugi J&J Paris” Globe (circa 1910)
Located in MEAUX, FR
Miniature “J&J Paris” Globe (circa 1910): A Unique Artwork, Restored Using the Ancient Kintsugi Technique.
This small terrestrial globe, dating back to around 1910 and signed “J&...
Category
1910s French Vintage Globes
Materials
Gold
Pair of rare 17th century celestial and terrestrial globes, Vincenzo Coronelli
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of celestial and terrestrial table globes, wooden globe covered with engraved and enhanced paper spindles. Bronze mounts with two rings featuring a horizon table engraved with a...
Category
1690s Italian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Regency Lane’s Pocket Globe, Dated 1818
By Lane's
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 3 ½ inch Regency Lane’s pocket globe, dated 1818, the terrestrial globe with the seas in light green and the land masses outlined in darker green, contained within a hinged black shagreen case, the concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Handsome Freestanding Globe on Wrought Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Tall freestanding globe on hand wrought iron stand with neutral colors.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Globes
Materials
Wrought Iron
MCM Repogle World Horizon Series Lighted World Globe on Custom Pine Stand
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Repogle World Horizon Series lighted 12” diameter plastic world globe, metal axle, and a custom pine Stand. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. Please see photos, Circa 1950-1980.
See the world in a different light…. this is a fabulous Mid-Century Modern World Horizon Series lighted world globe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Relief World Globe by Nystrom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural relief world globe by Nystrom, wonderful design, aluminum stand, raised graphics, nice color and patina. Measures: 16".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Composition, Aluminum
Late 1950s Replogle Large Library Globe
Located in Sacramento, CA
Large 16-inch Repogle Library Globe, late 1950s. The globe has a metal frame and sits on a wooden base with a plaque marked "Presented to the Library by C.S.F." The globe has some we...
Category
1950s American Rustic Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18 Inch Floor Standing Globes by C Smith & Son
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of 18 inch floor standing globes by C Smith & Son, each set into a mahogany stand with a turned baluster support and three legs centred on a compass, on...
Category
1840s English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Replogle 10-Inch Globe, circa 1940
Located in Napa, CA
Gorgeous antique Replogle globe, handmade, circa 1940, on metal base.
Incredible patina; please review images and inquire for additional con...
Category
1940s American Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Illuminated Globe Lamp by Edward Wormley for Dunbar (Featured in Catalog)
Located in Chicago, IL
Globe Lamp attributed to Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Globe illuminates.
Illustrated in in Dunbar Catalog. Included catalog photos in listing at end.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Large Tan Genuine Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Tan Hand Stitched Genuine Leather Medicine Ball, Great for Exercise, Sport
Category
1930s Vintage Globes
Materials
Leather, String, Thread
Fine Pair of Floor Globes by J & G Cary, Dated 1820 and 1833
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine pair of 15 inch floor globes by J & G Cary, dated 1820 and 1833, each set into a mahogany stand with a vase shaped support and three legs centred on a compass, one with a labe...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
A terrestrial globe by Földgömb, Hungary circa 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Medium-sized paper mache terrestrial globe on a turned maple wood base. The globe is tilted and connected to the base by a metal stand. Published by Földgömb. Budapest, Hungary circa...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Globes
Materials
Metal
Aluminum Globe from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Globes
Materials
Aluminum
Lovely pair of English miniature globes on carved wooden stands
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
“NEWTON’S NEW & IMPROVED TERRESTRIAL and CELESTIAL GLOBES".
PUBLISHED BY NEWTON & SON,
66 CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.”
No date but ca. 1820-1830.
Diameter globes 2.75 inches / Total heig...
Category
1820s British Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Large 1930s Steel /Cast Iron Military Chalk World Globe Denoyer Geppert
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare c 1930 steel Denoyer Geppert military chalk globe. Globe alone measures 22" in diameter, Retains original patina. Age appropriate wear. Minor dents.(see photo). Original patina ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel, Iron
Midcentury Mahogany Floor Globe by Replogle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era floor globe featuring a steel globe suspended by a mahogany stand. The globe rotates 360 degrees on two point axis comprised of metal ball bearings.
Manufactured by ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel
Miniature pocket globe in colourful card box
By Michael Manning
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Miniature terrestrial pocket globe. Model of the earth.
London, 1857 by J. Manning
diameter of 1,75 inches / 4,5 cm.
This lovely miniature terrestrial globe consists of twelve copper engraved, hand coloured gores over a wooden base. The gores are varnished. The colouring is both subtle and original. With a central pin contained in a colourful card box.
A little about miniature globes: The miniature or pocket globe was a British invention, introduced to the world by Joseph Moxon in 1673 when he produced a 3-inch globe. To own a pocket globe is to have the whole world in miniature. Pocket globes were never to be taken very seriously – they never served any practical purpose; their size makes accurate calculations impossible, and they tend to lack the rings and dials for most common manipulations. No, they were seen more as a status symbol, or a lovely decorative artistic artefact to reside on a gentleman’s desk or small table. There is a school of thought that some of the cheaper pocket globes may have aided children’s education. Today, they reflect a lost and never-to-be-forgotten age of exploration...
Category
19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Art Deco Period French Globe
Located in Austin, TX
Table top globe from the Art Deco period in France. This piece features an ebonized and French polish base base.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Wood
A fine pair of miniature globes on stands
By Karl Muller
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A rare pair of miniature terrestrial and celestial globes.
by K. Müller, 1822
Karlsruhe, Germany
Diameter globes: 7 cm. Total high: 14,5 cm.
Each with 12 hand-coloured engraved p...
Category
Early 19th Century German International Style Antique Globes
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
A large 30 inch W. & . A. K. Johnston library globe
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large 30 inch W. & . A. K. Johnston library globe, supported by an unusual pitch pine stand with a brass meridian ring, all on four turned flange and baluster legs joined by matchi...
Category
20th Century English Globes
Materials
Brass
A decorative pair of rare table globes in a fine condition.
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
These pair of globes, dated 1730, are original and in fine condition.
Title:
Globus terrestris novus Loca Terrae insigniora sec. praestant Astron. et Geogr. observationes sistens op...
Category
Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Globes
Materials
Other
20thC British "Geographica" Globe Held By Bronze Atlas Statue c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century British "Geographica" terrestrial globe. Made by Geographica of Fleet St, London. The globe dates to around 1920 and is in superb condition. It is perched on the...
Category
20th Century British Other Globes
Materials
Bronze
William IV Terrestrial And Celestial Floor Globes By J. W. Cary
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stately pair of William IV Terrestrial and Celestial Globes was crafted by the esteemed mapmaking firm J. & W. Cary, exuding the essence of late Regency-era elegance. Beyond the...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
American Victorian Brass Meridian Globe
Located in Queens, 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
1940s Replogle Light Up Library Glass Globe On Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Replogle Light Up Library Glass Globe On Wood Base
Needs Rewiring
Category
1940s Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Tabletop political globe published in the 1960s by Rand McNally
Located in Milan, IT
Tabletop political globe, published in the 1960s by Rand McNally. Embossed papier-mâché ball, base and rim complete with the graduated metal merian.
Good condition, very good readab...
Category
1960s Vintage Globes
Materials
Paper
Terrestrial World Globe on Iron Stand by George F. Cram and Co. circa 1946
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a study with this elegant antique globe. Crafted in Indianapolis, Indiana circa 1946, the collectible piece sits on a bronze painted cast iron tripod base decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Globes
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century French Terrestrial Desk Small J. FOREST Globe
Located in Firenze, IT
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Study globe
Polar mounting on a bl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Globes
Materials
Paper
20th Century Terrestrial Globe Covered with Painted Paper
Located in Lisboa, PT
This vintage terrestrial globe, dating from the 1950s to 1960s (mid-20th century), is a beautifully crafted piece from an unknown origin. The globe is covered with paper, featuring m...
Category
20th Century European Globes
Materials
Walnut, Paper
Mid Century Modern Columbus Earth globe by Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergaard
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1950s Columbus terrestrial globe. Scale 1:48,000,000.
Produced by Columbus Verlag Paul Oestergaard K.G. Berlin and Stuttgart.
Base made of shiny walnut wood. The globe is m...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Globe Earth , Ice Bucket Large Size Mid 20th Century, 42cm
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Large size
Ice bucket in the shape of a world ball
Beautiful and elegant piece
Serve your cocktail with elegance and distinction, with a Victorian style ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Other Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
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 statin...
Category
1810s English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Earth globe complete with 8-day winding clock and moon phase late 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Earth globe complete with moon phase clock with sphere that rotates over 24 hours and the time is indicated by a brass hand, eight-day charge. French manufacture for the English mark...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Small German globe published by Columbus Schulerglobus from the 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Small German globe published by Columbus Schulerglobus, cartographer prof Paul Oestergaard Berlin Stuttgart in the 1950s. Turned wooden base complete with engraved meridian circle. G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
Paper
Large Terrestrial Globe
Located in London, England
Large French table top terrestrial globe. Circa 1900
H 89cm x W 51cm x D 51cm
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Globes
Materials
Steel
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.