14th Nov, 2020 10:00 GMT/BST

Autumn Fine Sale - Online auction

 
  Lot 240
 

240

A Pair of 15 Inch English Library Globes, G A & J Cary, 1820 and 1842, the stands possibly by...

A Pair of 15 Inch English Library Globes, G A & J Cary, 1820 and 1842, the stands possibly by Gillow, comprising:
Cary's New Celestial Globe on which carefully laid down the whole of the stars and Nebulae contained in the catalogues of Wollaston Herschel Bode Piazzi, Zach and C, calculated to the year 1820, made and sold by J W Cary, No.181 Strand, London 1818, the terrestrial globe drawn from the most recent geographical works showing the whole of the new discoveries with the tracts of the principal navigators and every improvement in geography to the present time, London published by G & J Cary, St James's January 4th 1842, both on carved mahogany quadrant supports to an acanthus leaf carved column with three scrolled cabriole legs, with a glazed compass suspended between the legs, both signed J & W CARY STRAND LONDON, 105cm high
Not Sold

 

. The celestial globe in poor condition, numerous scratches and repairs throughout (see image) the stand is in good condition however one of the moulded feet is damaged, the compass has no pointers. The terrestrial globe with some old scratches, small repairs mainly around the equator, the stand in reasonable condition however split/ repair running through Sagittarius and December (see image) one of the feet is damaged

 


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Auction: Autumn Fine Sale - Online auction, 14th Nov, 2020

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