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Globes For Sale
Earth globe published in about 1930 by French cartographer J. Forest
Located in Milan, IT
Earth globe edited circa 1930 by French cartographer J. Forest edition for the Ministry of Education. In addition to the spatial map, ocean currents and major trade routes of the per...
Category
1930s Vintage Globes
Materials
Paper
German Cartographic Institute globe Dietrich Reimers Berlin 1954
Located in Milan, IT
Earth globe published by the German cartographic institute Dietrich Reimers Berlin 1954. In addition to the very well delineated spatial map, ocean currents and major trade routes of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
Paper
Light Up Library Globe on Aluminum Base
By Barrère & Thomas, Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Girard, Barrere, and Thomas Paris manufactured this impressive terrestrial light-up globe circa 1950. Geographer J. Forest designed it. This library glass globe is covered with print...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Metal
Brass Globe Cigarette Holder and Ashtray/Coin Dish, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original mid-century brass cigarette holder and ashtray or coin dish. The lid slides open on the globe's axis to reveal a metal interi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
1868s globo terrestre edito da Verlag Dietrich Reimer dal cartografo Carl Adami
Located in Milan, IT
Globo terrestre edito nel 1868 da Verlag Dietrich Reimer dal cartografo Carl Adami. Base tripode a cestello in legno ebanizzato con bussola alla base, sfera in carta pesta e gesso ...
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1860s Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
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
Late 19th Century Small Size Globe Edited by Philips Terrestrial London
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
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...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Raths Politischer Erdglobus 1950s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rath staatkundige Globe means Raths Politischer Erdglobus.
Mid Century Table Globe . Teak base
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Paper
Large Swedish 1910s Freestanding Terrestrial Globe on Black Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Swedish freestanding terrestrial globe from the early 20th century, on triangular carved base. Created in Sweden during the first decade of the 20th century, this globe attra...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Globes
Materials
Metal
globe globe globe design guido cora for paravia 1920 - early 1900s
By Paravia
Located in taranto, IT
extremely rare early 20th century world map made by Paravia Italia on illustrations by Guido Cora, one of the most important illustrators ever.
Made of parchment-coated material, cas...
Category
1920s Italian Industrial Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Earth globe from 1930 Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Earth globe from 1930 Germany black wooden base with small compass, original
Category
1930s Vintage Globes
Materials
Wood
Chicago Midcentury Papier-Mâché Globe Brass Metal Black Made in USA, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chicago midcentury Papier-Mâché globe brass metal black made in USA 1950s, variable height, traces of wear and original Patina.
Category
1950s Virgin Islands Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,467 Sale Price
20% Off
Earth Globe Black and Teak N°2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Earth globe black and teak n°2 all
in hand-carved natural teak root and with black
volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy
rotative syste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Globes
Materials
Sandstone
Large Vintage Floor Standing Globe
Located in London, GB
A wonderful large vintage floor standing globe, made in Germany and dating from the 1960’s.
It is a very impressive and unusual item, it has an adjustable stand so the height can be...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
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
$80,035 / item
Illuminated French Edition Scan-Globe Denmark 1986
By Scanglobe
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful illuminated French edition globe. This piece is magical, glamorous and chic. The aerodynamic lucite base holds the beautiful blue globe that when illuminated reveals in the...
Category
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Fiberglass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Replogle Globe on Iron Stand by Paul McCobb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and iconic mid-century globe designed by Paul McCobb for his Planner Group line, manufactured by Replogle and presented on its original minimalist iron stand. This 16-inch dia...
Category
1950s Vintage Globes
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mid-Century 12" Lunar Globe on Lucite Stand by Replogle
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool by vintage 12" lunar globe on lucite stand by Replogle Globes Inc. of Chicago, circa 1970s. The globe is in very good vintage condition and measures 12"D x 14"H. #3865
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Pair of George III 3 inch pocket globes by J & W Cary, one dated 1791
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The terrestrial globe is applied with 12 engraved and hand-coloured gores and signed in a circular cartouche ‘Cary’s Pocket Globe, Agreeable to the Latest Discoveries. Pubd. by J. & ...
Category
1790s English Antique Globes
Materials
Shagreen
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
A Library Terrestrial Globe With Wrought Iron Base
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine library terrestrial globe from the 60s made in Italy
Very beautiful wrought iron base of good quality resting on a tripod base
The globe is removable on its cradle for trans...
Category
20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Globes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tellus Globe, Green 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
$80,035 / item
Earth globe edited for the Dutch market early 1900s Columbus-Verlag G.m.b.H
Located in Milan, IT
Earth globe published for the Dutch market in the early 20th century by the Columbus publishing house, the cartouche reads: Dr. R. Neuse's Aardglobe. Nederlandsche bewerking van R.E....
Category
Early 1900s Antique Globes
Materials
Paper
Vintage Heirloom Globe By Replogle On Wooden Tri Leg Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Heirloom Globe by Replogle on Wooden Tri Leg Base with Brass Wheels
Add a touch of classic elegance and historical charm to your home or office with this exquisite vintage R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Globe in a Bronze Stand in the manner of Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Littleton, CO
A striking 1970s Replogle globe on a sleek, minimalist bronze stand, reminiscent of Paul McCobb's timeless design.
The bronze base exhibits a beautiful, rich patina that adds under...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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
$1,650 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Trimline Push Button Rotary Telephones 3 Models Available
By AT&T
Located in Port Jervis, NY
C1970 trimline telephones by 3 different companies. Different colors and the sizes are basically the same they do vary slughtly.
All have the necessary cords to plug in. No damage t...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1930 Magnus Reversible Globe by the Prouty Branch Company of Chicago
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarcely seen 12" 'Magnus' Reversible Globe, the singular globe The Prouty Branch Company manufactured (ca. 1930, Chicago, USA).
Composed of paper boards over pasteboard with adjusta...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Arte International Monumental Engraved Brass Islamic Celestial Globe On Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
Islamic Celestial Globe by Arte International Furnishings.
An exceptional large brass Islamic Celestial Globe. The hammered brass sphere constructed from two hemispheres with engra...
Category
Late 20th Century Islamic Globes
Materials
Brass
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
A Library Terrestrial Globe On Stand From J.forest Paris From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful library globe made by J.Forest Paris rue de Buci from the 19th century
globes on stands are the rarest. This one made by J. Forest, a famous publishing house in Paris...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Globes
Materials
Paper
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
$1,333 Sale Price
25% Off
1850 Old French Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Two Parts
Located in Milan, IT
Geographical map depicting the entire earth's surface divided into two parts that correspond to the two hemispheres or globes, the map deals with the earth in general. Detailed expla...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid 19th Century French Globe on Carved Walnut Base Signed Ch. Perigot, Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a desk with this beautifully preserved antique terrestrial globe. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the terrestrial piece sits on a Napoleon III walnut pedestal base. The brass stem holds the 12" swivel globe which is signed Ch...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
German Political Globe
Located in Vienna, AT
German political globe. Fitted with E27 socket from the 1950s.
Category
1950s German Vintage Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 1800's Antique British, 12-Inch, Terrestrial Celestial Globes, Set of Two
Located in Austin, TX
Handsome Pair of Early 1800's Antique British, 12-Inch, Terrestrial Celestial Globes, Set of Two!!
Very Handsome Pair of Antique Celestial Globes...
Category
Early 19th Century British Other Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bakelite, Sheet Metal / Tin Globe from the 1950s, West Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Globe from the 1950s.
Specially made on the subject of aviation.
Depicted with all kinds of flying lines.
Made by the company M.S. Germany.
The globe is made of Tin and the stand is Bakelite.
Globe and stand...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Light Glass Globe with Wooden Base by Paul Rath, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
-Fully functional
-Photo surface defects
-Made of glass, metal and wood.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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
Vintage Table Globe, English, World Map, 13.5 Inch Diameter, Cartography, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage table globe. An English, paper finished world map with chrome meridian, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Fascinating mid-cent...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Chrome
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
Contemporary American Rotating Metal Globe on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American openwork metal globe rotates along its axis at a tilted angle, mounted on a scroll form metal stand.
Wear to finish
Category
20th Century American Modern Globes
Materials
Metal
1850 Old French Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Two Parts
Located in Milan, IT
Geographical map depicting the entire earth's surface divided into two parts that correspond to the two hemispheres divided into small climatic zones that depict the climatic trend f...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Old Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Six Parts France 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Map depicting the entire earth's surface divided into six parts which depicts the position of peoples on Earth based on the assumption that it is impossible for each people to have t...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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
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
1850 Old French Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Two Parts
Located in Milan, IT
Geographical map depicting the entire earth’s surface divided into two parts that correspond to the two hemispheres or globes, the map deals with the latitudes and longitudes, the me...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1850 Old French Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Two Parts
Located in Milan, IT
Geographical map depicting the entire earth's surface divided into two parts that correspond to the two hemispheres where the emerged lands are depicted which have been classified wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Industrial Military Standing Chalk Globe by A.J. Nystrom
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, strategic, military, painted steel, globe chalk globe by A.J. Nystrom on an adjustable 48 - 60 inches height, rolling, steel stand with ledge for chalk and eraser. The globe c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Globes
Materials
Steel, Metal
Italian Yellow Pottery Marbleized Ball Spheres Garnitures on Pedestals, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian ceramic marbleized glazed decorative round globe ball spheres garnitures on pedestal bases, circa late-20th century, Italy. Well made with a beautiful marble patter...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Globes
Materials
Ceramic
Retro Walnut Globe
Located in Paris, FR
Globe retro walnut with base structure with solid
beech wood feet and with circled structure in African
walnut wood. Globe in beige finish with aluminium
meridian in brass finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Globes
Materials
Beech, Walnut
$5,337 / item
A Rare 'Crams' Imperial Globe on Earlier 19th Century Ebonised and Gilded Stand
Located in Dublin, IE
A lovely rare vintage imperial world globe featuring a finely cast brass meridian and beautifully illustrating the territorial map, ocean currents and main trade routes. The stem ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Globes
Materials
Brass
Columbus Earth Globe by Paul Oestergaard - Berlin ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Columbus Earth Globe by Paul Oestergaard - Berlin ca. 1900
An antique traditional Columbus earth globe with a wonderful patina. Edited by Paul Oestergaard and revised by C. Luther, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
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
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
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
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
Pair of Early 19th Century English Cary Terrestrial/Celestial Table Model Globes
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of 12-inch English table model globes on stands, manufactured by G.& J. Cary, the left globe with cartouche labeled “Carey’s New Terrestrial Globe, delineated from the be...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
An English POCKET GLOBE with dial for time zones
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
NEWTON & SON (fl.1840-61)
AN ENGLISH POCKET GLOBE WITH A DIAL FOR TIME ZONES, CIRCA 1835
A previously unrecorded stand for an early-19th-century English globe.
A 3-inch (7.6cm.) di...
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1830s British Other Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
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
Early 20th c. England and Wales Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Large bright vivid color-printed Perrier Motor Map, featuring the motoring roads of England and Wales. Segmented in two sections and mounted to original linen back, folded int...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Globes
Materials
Paper, Linen
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.
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