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English 20th Century Painted Armillary Sphere on 19th Century Pedestal
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
encircle the sphere in angles relevant to the celestial body’s orbit. This example is painted black, with
Category
20th Century English Other Statues
Materials
Stone
Large Scale Steel Armillary Sphere Sundial with Gold Leaf Gilt Details
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful large scale is armillary in metal with a central sphere depicting earth.
The arrow is
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Sundials
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
Vintage Metal Armillary Globe Sphere with Arrow Celestial Sculpture Industrial
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage silver tone metal armillary sphere made of five concentric bands with an arrow through the
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Garden Armillary on Concrete Plinth
Located in Sheffield, MA
Garden armillary sphere on concrete pedestal. Measures 61.50 inches x 20 inches x 18 inches.
This
Category
Antique 19th Century European Classical Roman Sundials
Materials
Metal
Italian Limestone Armillary Sundial with Putti Mascarons and Octagonal Step
Located in Dallas, TX
adorned with putti mascarons. Both the stone pedestal and the iron armillary sphere have developed a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Iron
French Hand Carved Wooden Armillary
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare and visually captivating French hand carved armillary sphere, dating to around 1900. Crafted
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Candlestick
Located in Madrid, ES
Early 20th Italian century candlestick
in the form of an armillary sphere of iron and polychrome
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Iron
Cast Armillary Pedestal Sundial from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Greeks in the third century BC, the original armillary spheres were earth-centric, which is how the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sundials
Materials
Stone, Cast Stone, Iron
Italian Carved Limestone Baluster Form Armillary Sundial with Circular Plinth
Located in Dallas, TX
Topped by a four-ring iron armillary sphere with a lancing arrow gnomon, this sundial is supported
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Iron
Wrought Iron Armillary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
height and shape make for a very interesting piece in any room or outdoor space;
An armillary sphere
Category
20th Century European Folk Art Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wrought Iron
Armillary Sundial in Bronze on Limestone Pedestal
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
characterised by its spherical shape, often referred to as an armillary sphere. Invented by the ancient Greeks
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Bronze
Monumental Carved Stone and Iron Armillary Sundial from Italy, H-99.5 inches
Located in Dallas, TX
was hand-carved in Italy. The four-ring armillary sphere has a central arrow gnomon that measures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Metal, Iron
Niermann Weeks Iron Eight-Light Armillary Chandelier with Gilt Ring
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Neirmann Weeks iron eight-light armillary chandelier. Illuminate your space with the striking
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
19th Century George III 1817 Pair of Astrology Scientific Engravings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
armillary sphere (An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky, consisting of a spherical framework
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Paper, Pine
Italian Baluster Form Sundial in Carved Limestone
Located in Dallas, TX
armillary sphere with a lancing arrow gnomon. The robust column has multiple incuts and protruding rings
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sundials
Materials
Limestone, Metal, Iron
Antique Double Hemisphere Celestial Chart by Lotter,
circa 1770
Located in Langweer, NL
, Ptolemy, Landsbergen and Copernicus, two armillary spheres, 2 terrestrial globes, showing the inter
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Maps
Materials
Paper
Celestial Pocket Globe by Newton London, 1860 Circa
By Newton and Son
Located in Milano, IT
x 3.26 in (8,3 cm) in diameter.
It weights: 0.61 lb (277 g)
State of conservation: the sphere
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Maps
Materials
Wood, Paper
Midcentury Astrolabe Globe Aluminum Desktop Mobile
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury silver armillary style tabletop kinetic sculpture mobile featuring rotating spheres
An
Category
Mid-20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Seahorse Armillary Sphere
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze, copper and iron armillary sphere, the support a finely modeled seahorse with verdigris
Category
Vintage 1950s Sundials
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Armillary Sphere by John Hardacre
By John Hardacre
Located in Katonah, NY
A steel armillary sphere on pedestal crafted by John Hardacre, a Connecticut-based artisan, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Sundials
Materials
Steel
Bronze Armillary Sphere on Base
Located in Katonah, NY
A small armillary sphere ornamented with signs of the zodiac, American, circa 1960, on associated
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Sundials
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Armillary Sphere on Art Nouveau Base
Located in Katonah, NY
A bronze armillary sphere, with multiple celestial rings, including a numbered equatorial ring, the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Sundials
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Armillary Sphere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Armillary Sphere
Category
20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$4,500
Armillary Sphere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Armillary sphere.
Category
20th Century Unknown Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Armillary Sphere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brass armillary spheres
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$575
Armillary Sphere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Playful armillary sphere.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$675
Armillary Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wrought iron armillary sphere on cast iron stand.
Category
Early 20th Century American Sundials
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
$2,200
Steel Armillary Sphere
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century steel armillary sphere sculpture
Category
Early 20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Two Armillary Spheres
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of armillary spheres, each depicting Atlas holding the world. One on a tall cast stone base
Category
Vintage 1940s French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron
Armillary Sphere (GMD#1915)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Continental Iron & Bronze Armillary Sphere on Silver Giltwood Stand
Category
Antique 19th Century Globes
Armillary Sphere Table Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
A decorative brass Table Lamp in the shape of an Armillary Sphere.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Armillary Sphere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Visually arresting Italian steel and brass armillary sphere, circa 1900. There is a central steel
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
$3,875
Armillary Sphere On Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An armillary sphere with a copper number strip on a cast stome base. wonderful patina on both
Category
20th Century Swedish Sundials
Materials
Cement, Metal
$1,800
Armillary Sphere table lamp 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
A nice Armillary Sphere table lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Industrial Armillary Sphere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Iron Armillary Sphere on Raised Base-
Belgium
Early 20th Century
Two
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Architectural Elements
Armillary Sphere on Marble Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Bronze armillary sphere on marble base with exceptional weathered patina.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Armillary Sphere on Stone Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Circa 1930 Swedish Armillary Sphere mounted on a Nineteenth Century stone base.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone, Metal
Bronze Armillary Sphere on Granite
Located in New Orleans, LA
Neoclassical Style bronze Armillary sphere mounted on a stepped weathered granite antique base.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Statues
Brass Armillary Sphere
Located in New York, NY
Brass armillary sphere with hour circle at pole, calibrated and adjustable equatorial and meridian
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desk Accessories
$12,000
Mid Century Wrought Iron Armillary Sphere
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hand Crafted Iron Armillary Sphere Mobile
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Armillary Sphere on Cast Stone Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A metal Swedish armillary sphere circa 1950 on a French cast stone base circa 1900.
Category
Vintage 1930s Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone, Metal
Swedish Armillary Sphere on Wooden Base
Located in Nashville, TN
Early 20th c Swedish iron armillary sphere with copper number band. Originally would have sat in a
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron, Copper
RARE Bronze Armillary Sphere Garden Ornament Pedestal
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a RARE Bronze Armillary Sphere Garden Ornament on a 1920's cast stone base with
Category
Early 20th Century American Garden Ornaments
Vintage French Garden Armillary Sphere Sundial Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Discovered during our recent time in France, this vintage French garden armillary sphere sundial
Category
Mid-20th Century French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Armillary Sphere on Stone Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A large scale armillary sphere depicting Atlas holding the world on a substantial stone base. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Sundials
Materials
Stone, Metal
Armillary Sphere on Cast Stone Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
armillary sphere has lovely weathered grey-green paint and sits on an epic stone column. If you're not a
Category
Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Garden Ornaments
Pair of Wrought Iron and Gilt Armillary Sphere Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Wrought Iron and Gilt Armillary Sphere Tables
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Gueridon
Materials
Iron
Pair of Wrought Iron and Gilt Armillary Sphere Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hand Wrought Iron Armillary Sphere Tables with Inset Glass Tops. Armillary has Movement
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Tall Copper Armillary Sphere on Stone Column, France circa 1960
Located in Houston, TX
holding aloft a large copper armillary sphere shot through with an arrow point and tail (known as the
Category
Vintage 1960s French Architectural Elements
Armillary Sphere
Located in Culver City, CA
19th Century celestial globe made of iron bands on an ebonized wood base.
Category
20th Century French Decorative Objects
$550
Armillary Sphere
Located in Culver City, CA
19th Century celestial globe made of iron bands on an ebonized wood base.
Category
20th Century French Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$550
Regency Armillary Spheres
Located in San Francisco, CA
The framework rests upon an orb and is joined by dolphins on a stepped triangular plinth.
Category
20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Brass
Vintage Iron Celestial Armillary Sphere
Located in Southfield, MI
Wonderful vntage wrought iron armillary or celestial sphere dating to the 1930's. Estate fresh, and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Globes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gun Metal Steel Armillary Sphere
Located in Mt. Kisco, NY
Can be used decoratively indoors or as a outdoor ornament. Each foot has a pre-drilled hole so the piece can mounted.
Category
French Garden Ornaments
Armillary Sphere on Cast Stone Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An armillary depicting Atlas holding the world on a cast stone base. The base is French and the
Category
Vintage 1940s Sundials
Materials
Aluminum
French Bronze Table Lamp with Armillary Sphere
Located in Fairfax, VA
Brass Celestial Armillary Globe Study Table Lamp. This bronze consisting of a spherical framework
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Table Lamp with Armillary Sphere
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant French bronze table lamp with Hillary sphere.
This bronze consisting of a spherical
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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Armillary Sphere For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal armillary sphere for your home. Each armillary sphere for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and wood. Your living room may not be complete without a armillary sphere — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right armillary sphere, those designed in Neoclassical, Art Deco and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made armillary sphere over the years, but those crafted by Charles Francois Delamarche, Farquhar Transparent Globes and Frederick Cooper are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Armillary Sphere?
Prices for a armillary sphere start at $450 and top out at $39,303 with the average selling for $2,383.
Questions About Armillary Sphere
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Hellenistic Greeks invented and used armillary spheres in the third century as a way to understand the horizon, meridian, equator, tropics and polar circles of the earth. They function as skeletal globes.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To read an armillary sphere, first familiarize yourself with the parts. The ring along the base is the horizon. On the armillary, the outermost ring is the meridian, while the largest inner ring is the ecliptic ring. Locate the date on the ecliptic ring and place a marker that represents the sun on it. Turn the sphere to trace the path the sun will take on that day. Use the markings on the horizon to find the ascension of the sunrise, and the ecliptic ring to find out the elevation of the sun at noon. Find a collection of armillary spheres on 1stDibs.
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