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Globes For Sale
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
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
Pair of Table Globes by J & W Newton, Dated 1820
By John & William Newton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of 12 inch table globes by J & W Newton, dated 1820, each with 12 hand coloured gores, graduated meridian rings, set within ebonised stands with t...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
1850 Old French Map Depicting the Entire Earth's Surface Divided into Two Parts
Located in Milan, IT
Map depicting the entire earth's surface divided into two parts corresponding to the two hemispheres and showing the Arctic to Antarctic polar circle, the tropics of Cancer and Capri...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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...
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1980s Danish Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Fiberglass, Lucite
20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Decorative Metal Globe
We present you this hand-made metal globe from the 2nd half of the 20th century.
It is decorative in nature. The placement of continents and coun...
Category
Late 20th Century European Globes
Materials
Metal
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...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Chrome
Antique Heymann Globe – Exquisite Cartographic Masterpiece with Compass
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite antique globe, crafted before the outbreak of World War I, is a rare and captivating piece that epitomizes the craftsmanship of its era. Produced by the renowned Ludwi...
Category
1890s Belle Époque Antique Globes
Materials
Glass, Paper
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
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...
Category
1830s British Other Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Small French 20th Century Terrestrial Globe on Turned Black Wooden Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small French terrestrial globe from the 20th century, with metal protractor and circular black wooden base. Created in France during the 20th century, this terrestrial globe is con...
Category
20th Century French Globes
Materials
Metal
Rand McNally Illuminated Globe with Stand by Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Illuminating globe in a walnut stand designed by Edward Wormley for map company Rand McNally. The globe features three walnut legs with stainless steel sandwiched between each leg an...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Replogle Precision Globe with Rotating Zodiac Constellation Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Replogle 12" Precision Globe showing the relation of the Sun to the Earth, given the month of the year, and displaying day and nighttime periods.
Features a pasteboard globe with bod...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Terrestrial Desk Small Globe
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Small study globe
Polar mounting o...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Globes
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1982 Rand McNally Physical/Political Lighted Light Up World Globe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1982 Rand McNally Physical/Political Lighted Light Up World Globe. Circa 1982. Measurements: 17" H x 13" W x 12" D.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Plastic
Vintage French Globe by Girard, Barrere & Thomas, circa 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage French Girard, Barrere & Thomas 10" Globe Terrestre, circa 1940s
A nice vintage 10" globe on stand for your desktop or bookcase
The globe is 10" diameter atop an 8" sta...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Globes
Materials
Wood, Paper
World Traffic Globe, Steamship Company Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, 1900-1918
By Paul Oestergaard
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Rare large world traffic globe of the steamship company Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen.
Between 1900 and 1918, Welt-Reise Verlag Berlin publi...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
World Globe by Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate world globe designed by Edward Wormley for Rand McNally, USA, circa 1950. Features a rotating globe mounted on a walnut base with brass capped legs. Marked "Rand McNally...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Early 20th c. Ireland Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Large bright vivid color-printed Perrier Motor Map, featuring the motoring roads of Ireland. Mounted to original linen back, folded into a cloth waterproof slipcase. Manufactu...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Globes
Materials
Linen, Paper
Early 20th c. England and Wales Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
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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
W. & A.K. Johnston 8" Globe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This antique globe was made by W. & A.K. Johnston, a Scottish firm founded in 1825. Set inside a cast iron stand with claw feet. The globe can spin as well as revolve around using th...
Category
Early 20th Century Globes
Materials
Cast Stone
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
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
A Large Italian Mid Century Terrestrial Globe by Ricoscope
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Large Italian Mid Century Terrestrial Globe by Ricoscope
This is a Very Large and Stylish Terrestrial Globe from the 1960s by Ricoscope, it is fully illuminated and is set on a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Bentwood
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
Replogle Globes French Country Provincial Style Revolving Floor Globe Oak Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Replogle Globes French Country Provincial style Revolving floor globe oak stand. Item features fiberglass revolving globe, solid wood f...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Globes
Materials
Fiberglass, Oak
Mid-Century French Globe by Girard et Barrère
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent globe by the French editors Girard et Barrère who were located on rue de l'Ancienne Comédie in Paris.
Wooden base with metal feet. Authentic eyepiece. Excellent condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Large Sculptural Belgian Globe Floor Stand 1950s
By Ludo Verbeke
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Large Globe floor stand, metal, resin, Belgium, 1950s.
Beautiful globe on a floor stand. The reserved, almost monochromatic color scheme in black ...
Category
1950s Belgian Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Edwardian Terrestrial Geographia Tabletop Globe
By Geographia, Ltd.
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian terrestrial Geographia tabletop globe.
Edwardian terrestrial Geographia 10 inch tabletop globe standing on a raised stained mahogany stand....
Category
1920s British Vintage Globes
Materials
Paper
Mid 19th Century Globes by Wyld, London, 1847
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
Mid 19th Century Globes by Wyld, London, 1847.
A pair of terrestrial and celestial 12" globes in original mahogany table stands, good bright colours to both the globes.
Category
1840s English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany, Paper
Antique 20thC British "Geographia" 8 Inch Terrestrial Globe By Philips c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century British "Geographica" 8 inch terrestrial globe. Made by George Philip & Son LTD (Philips). The globe dates to around 1920 and is in superb condition. It is mount...
Category
20th Century British Other Globes
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
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
Globe by Denoyer Geppert Company
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic and finely fabricated spun steel teaching globe mounted on a weighted stand.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel
A traveling small globe signed Klinger, Nüremberg 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
On a tripod base with ivory peduncles, a leg with a wavy profile rises. The brass half meridian is connected to it, which at its ends supports the axis of the small globe. The base i...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Frosted Rococco Globe with Painted Flower Details
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Frosted Glass Globe with a 4" inch opening for easy mounting with a gothic pattern and floral painting along the bottom
5" Tall x 2' Fitter x 4" Opening
Category
1950s Rococo Revival Vintage Globes
Materials
Glass
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 neoc...
Category
1930s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Globes
Materials
Bronze
A 15-inch terrestrial floor globe by Nims & Co
By H.B. Nims & Co.
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 15-inch terrestrial floor globe by Nims & Co, set within a brass meridian and a mahogany horizon ring with the signs of the zodiac and a panel stating ‘Manufactured by H.B. Nims & ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Belgium Equinoctial Globe on Iron Stand Signed H. Balieus
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this spectacular antique globe. Crafted in Belgium, circa 1920, on a scale of 1 : 40000,000 by L. Windels, the stem is holding a 12" swivel globe. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Globes
Materials
Iron
Pair of American 20th Century Globes
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
One globe of the world, one of celestial view
Made in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Category
20th Century American Globes
Materials
Pine
Large Vintage Anglo-Indian Paint Decorated Globe
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual, vintage Anglo-Indian globe or orb crafted in ebonized wood and decorated in an elaborate well thought painted pattern. Presented on a classic brass clad stand.
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Globes
Materials
Paint
Pair of Cary’s Table Globes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Cary’s 15-inch table globes, each set into an ebony stand with four turned legs and stretchers, the terrestrial stating “Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe exhibiting the tracks ...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Globes
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Fine Desk Globes by J. Cary, 1816 and 1824
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of desk globes by J. Cary
“Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe delineated from the best Authorities extant; exhibiting the late discoveries toward the North Pole and every improve...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Globes
Materials
Other
Colossal Terrestrian Globe Hand Painted, French, First Half of the 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Colossal Terrestrian globe hand painted, French, first half of the 18th century.
Mounted in a 19th century pedestal wood.
Category
1730s French Antique Globes
Materials
Beech
Four Foot Brass Globe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This standing globe in all brass features engraved map of the worlds countries. A beautiful eye catching piece for home or office.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
20th Century Globes
Materials
Brass
Superb Pair of Delamarche Table Globes
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A wonderful pair of 19th century table globes by Mansion Delamarche Paris, in superb original condition. The 12" globes in the original lacquered and gilt decorated stands.
Category
1860s French Antique Globes
A Large World Globe
Located in Washington, DC
Category
Early 20th Century French Globes
Philips 10 Inch Challenge Globe
Located in Norwich, GB
Philips 10 inch challenge globe
Philips 10 inch globe standing on a raised oak chamfered base and resting on a rectangular oak base incorporating a ribbon p...
Category
1950s English Vintage Globes
Materials
Oak
Coexist Ground Glass World Map in Nickel Plated Brass, Red version
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
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Globes
Materials
Brass
Coexist Sky Glass Map in Nickel Plated Brass, Red version
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
Pair of Table Globes by G & J Cary, Dated 1800 and 1821
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of 12 inch table globes by G & J Cary, dated 1800 and 1821, each with hand-painted gores, set in mahogany stands with a turned support raised on t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Large Sculptural Belgian Globe Floor Stand
By Ludo Verbeke
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Large Globe floor stand, metal, resin, Belgium, 1950s.
Beautiful globe on a floor stand. The reserved, almost monochromatic color scheme in black ...
Category
1950s Belgian Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
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
Pair of Floor Standing Globes by Gilman Joslin
By Gilman Joslin
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of 16-inch floor standing globes by Gilman Joslin, each set into a cast-iron tripod base with an acanthus-leaf baluster support on three b...
Category
19th Century American Antique Globes
Materials
Iron
Replogle Globe on Stand
Located in Napa, CA
24 inch tall globe on stand by Replogle with full swing meridian.
Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
Metal
Superb Mid Century Italian Brass Framed Elliptical Wall Mirror * Free Delivery
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Stunning elliptical brass framed mid century Italian mirror with amazing wear and patina that adds character, charm, authenticity and sty...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Table Globes by Crunchley
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A pair of 12" table globes by the well known map maker Crunchley, London. In the original and very smart mahogany stands. Circa 1865.
Category
19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany, Paper
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.