249.


AN ATTRACTIVE LATE 19TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE GILT-METAL ARMILLARY SPHERE


the 8¼in. sphere calibrated with the signs and symbols of the zodiac on the ecliptic and horizon rings, located on a bracket supported by Atlas standing atop a moulded base with dolphin feet -- 19¼in. (49cm.) high overall


£3000-4000


250. A 19TH-CENTURY CONICAL FRUITWOOD GEOMETRIC SOLID in four sections, unsigned -- 8¾in. (22.2cm.) high £150-250


251.


A RARE 4IN. GERMAN CELESTIAL GLOBE BY LANDES- INDUSTRIE-COMPTOIR, WEIMAR, 1798


the twelve gores aligned and glued to a gesso under layer over a solid wood core, signed in cartouche HIMMELS GLOBUS / neu entworfen 1798. / Weimar / im Industrie Comptoir, finely printed with mythological figures and animals and period scientific instruments, pinned at the axis within a brass ring and contained within a period-style wooden box with hinged lid -- 7¼ x 5¾in. (18.5 x 14.5cm.)


A terrestrial pairing for this globe is listed in the catalogue of globes held by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, as GLB0047.


£800-1200 249


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250 additional images online at www.charlesmillerltd.com


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