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A 16-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE 1986 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Large terrestrial globe with paper gores on a stylish black lucite base scale 1: 31,350,000 18" inches, (45.5cm.) high. 16" in...

A small collectors or apothecary chest with divided drawers, 19th century. Composed of walnut and grain-painted pine with later mahogany chippendale ...

This floor globe by Replogle floats within a ring of walnut, supported by four 'turned' chrome stiles, which connect to a base of walnut. The ...

ANTIQUE CHEST OF DRAWERS Constructed in pine with turned knob handles and raised on turned legs. Two small over three long graduated drawers. In its original paint of a yellow ...

19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...

A large and extremely rare 24-inch terrestrial globe by Newton Our most magnificent and rare globes were a pair of 24-inch Newton globes. These too were updated in 1852 (terre...

A reverent echo of 17th century English cabinetry, this 19th-century oak chest of drawers embodies the bold geometry and sculptural massing of the Jacobean tradition. The façade is a...

This is a lovely antique pine chest! This piece dates to the 19th century and has lovely patina. The wood has a warm glow, that is accented perfectly by the darker stained knobs. Thi...

This 19th-century Belgian Gothic Revival court cupboard is an exquisite testament to the elaborate craftsmanship of its time. Carved from rich, ...

Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton Son London, post 1833, ante 1858 Paper, papier-mâché, bronze and wood It measures: sphere diameter 2.95 in (7.6 cm); diameter of the wooden base 6.02 in (15.3 cm); height 8.36 in (21.24 cm). Weight: 2,067 lb. State of conservation: the globe still bears its original paint, but has various small gaps, abrasions and stains on the surface. The globe is hinged with two pins at the meridian circle, which is in turn inserted perpendicular to the horizon circle; this is supported by four semi-arches connected at the bottom by a small goblet-shaped foot, resting on a wooden bell-shaped base. Apart from the wooden base, the entire support structure is made of bronze; on the foot there are the scale reproductions of a compass, a telescope and an open book. The sphere is made of papier-mâché and is covered with twelve printed paper gores. In the North Pacific Ocean the globe bears a cartouche with the inscription (about 30% of the writing is illegible, but the missing parts can be easily integrated based on the rest): NEWTON’S New Improved TERRESTRIAL Globe Published by Newton Son 66 Chancery Lane LONDON On the globe, much of central Africa is empty and the great lakes Tanganyika and Victoria are not marked (Europeans would begin to explore the area after 1858). Canada is called "British Territory" and Alaska "Russian Territory" (it would become part of the United States in 1867). Australia already bears its modern name (until 1829 it had been called New Holland) and its coasts are completely designed; Tasmania is listed as an island (Matthew Flinders circumnavigated it in 1798). The routes of Cook's various voyages are plotted; both the route followed by Biscoe in 1831 and the "Land of Enderby" which he discovered on the coast of Antarctica, south of Africa, are marked. Bibliography P. Van der Krogt, Old Globes...

Great looking and patina antique Gothic trunk, made of solid elmwood. This impressive looking and practical size chest shows a number of deep and...

Late Biedermeier-style four-drawer chest, circa 1840s, featuring a walnut veneer with elaborate oval-shaped bronze mounts. This chest is a beautiful example of the late Biedermeier f...