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CARY FAMILY, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF 12 INCH DIAMETER ENGLISH TABLE GLOBES
CARY FAMILY, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The terrestrial: CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE...Made & Sold by G.. Cary, 86 St James's Street, Jany.1.1842 made up of two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved split gores; the celestial: CARY'S NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE …Made & Sold by J.. Cary, Strand, London Jan.1.1816 made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores laid to the ecliptic poles; both spheres with engraved brass hour dial, stamped meridian circle and hand-coloured engraved paper horizon ring with wind directions and degree (x2), on ebonised baluster turned legs joined by stretchers
19 in. (48 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) diameter
CARY FAMILY, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The terrestrial: CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE...Made & Sold by G.. Cary, 86 St James's Street, Jany.1.1842 made up of two sets of twelve hand-coloured engraved split gores; the celestial: CARY'S NEW CELESTIAL GLOBE …Made & Sold by J.. Cary, Strand, London Jan.1.1816 made up of twelve hand-coloured engraved gores laid to the ecliptic poles; both spheres with engraved brass hour dial, stamped meridian circle and hand-coloured engraved paper horizon ring with wind directions and degree (x2), on ebonised baluster turned legs joined by stretchers
19 in. (48 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Legend of Dick Turpin, Part 1, Christie's, London, 9 March 2006, lot 316.
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