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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 205

Fine Pair English Globes by

Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

John & William Cary London, 1800, terrestrial and celestial globes, "Cary's New Terrestrial globe delineated from the best authority's extent exhibiting different tracks of Captain Cook and new discoveries made by him and other circumnavigators, London, Made and sold by J. & W. Cary, Strand, January 1st, 1800, and Cary's new celestial globe on which are correctly laid down upwards of 3,500 stars selected from the most accurate observations and calculated for the year 1800 with the extent of each constellation precisely defined by Mr. Gilpin of the Royal Society, 1800," 17-1/4 in.; with copy of Richard B. Arkway Catalog 66, Item 27, description minor signs of old restoration to surface of spheres and painted horizon rings, original metal pinions and brass hour and meridian circles, globes, stands and hardware in superb condition, cracks to center of cross-brace support of one stand. Provenance: Richard B. Arkway, Inc; Cotter & Taliaferro LLC, NY; Atlanta, Georgia Collection

Condition

minor signs of old restoration to surface of spheres and painted horizon rings, original metal pinions and brass hour and meridian circles, globes, stands and hardware in superb condition, cracks to center of cross-brace support of one stand