Objects of desire The world’s a globe
Globes like this, with their 36in diameters, were the largest built for private use. This one, aptly named the Colossus, is one of very few not in a museum today. It was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 (and amended in 1870), by Thomas Malby and Co of London, ‘globe manufacturers and publishers to the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge’. It is over 5ft tall with a total diameter of just over 4ft. It’s formed out of plaster and covered with 24 hand-coloured and varnished gores (segments) and depicts the continents known at the time of manufacture and the Empires belonging to each world power. It is also labelled with the months and five-day intervals and decorated with the signs of the zodiac. A brass hour dial is located at the North Pole and the brass meridian ring circling the globe is graduated in four quadrants clockwise from North. Only eight Malby 36in globes are known to exist, one of which belonged to Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airlines; most are in public ownership. If the £400,000 price tag is too high, a later, similar globe by James Wyld, can be seen in the National Maritime Museum in London.
Trevor Philip & Sons, Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 2954,
www.trevorphilip.com, London.
Frédérique watches
Swiss watch Manufacturer Frédérique Constant has added a Moonphase design to its limited-edition series celebrating the legendary Runabout yachts of the 1920s With a 43mm case in stainless steel or rose gold plated, the new Runabout Moonphase watches have sapphire case-backs, through which the decorated automatic movement can be admired. Frédérique Constant is Sponsor of the 39th annual Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance Wooden Boat Show, California, USA.
www.frederique-constant.com Black Tot rum
Taken from the last remaining stock of British naval rum, Black Tot has been stored in wicker covered stone flagons since 1970, and only broached for Royal weddings or state occasions. The sheer weight of historical significance can almost distract the actual tasting, and some may choose to keep it as an heirloom or investment. We were sent a small tasting of the rum itself and it is nothing less than astonishing. To the nose it is warm, mature and woody with gentle wafts of sweet tar. To the palate it begins with deep oak and bursts with chocolate heat, later softening to a long tobacco and dark liquorice finish. Overall it is a huge noble rum that has been given the unprecedented opportunity to smooth out over four decades. Adding just a few drops of water opened it up and let the rum become more generous and wide. Original 54.3% ABV; £600 per bottle.
www.blacktot.com 28 CLASSIC BOAT FEBRUARY 2012
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