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Globes For Sale
Mid-Century Globe in a Bronze Stand in the manner of Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Littleton, CO
A striking 1970s Replogle globe on a sleek, minimalist bronze stand, reminiscent of Paul McCobb's timeless design.
The bronze base exhibits a beautiful, rich patina that adds under...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$895 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury Mahogany Floor Globe by Replogle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era floor globe featuring a steel globe suspended by a mahogany stand. The globe rotates 360 degrees on two point axis comprised of metal ball bearings.
Manufactured by ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel
Vintage Surrealist Crystal Sculpture of a Hand Holding the World Globe
Located in Hudson, NY
This heavy and impressive crystal art object made mid-1950s is cast and then carved and engraved. The considerable amount of technical skill required shows a master at his craft. The hand created first then set with the globe second and after cooling the engraved longitude and latitude lines, continents and islands engraved creating the whole. Unsigned but completely worked by hand the piece is simple and dramatic without being overwhelming. It shows a considerable amount of wear on the ground smooth pontil but otherwise is in perfect condition.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
Crystal
1960s Replogle
Comprehensive
Illuminated Globe on Walnut Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Replogle 'Comprehensive' globe composed of paper gores over plastic with a cast aluminum half-meridian all mounted to a walnut base equipped with two upright dividers for paper...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage 1982 Rand McNally Physical/Political Lighted Light Up World Globe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1982 Rand McNally Physical/Political Lighted Light Up World Globe. Circa 1982. Measurements: 17" H x 13" W x 12" D.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Early 19th C Cary Celestial
Terrestrial Tabletop Globes
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of tabletop globes on stands, the left hand colored Celestial globe with cartouche which reads “Cary's New Celestial Globe on which are corr...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Mid-Century World Map Globe Lamp Light by JRO Verlag Munich circa 1970s
By JRO-Verlag 1
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century fun world map globe table lamp or desk light by JRO-Verlag München. Made in Germany circa 1970, this whimsical lamp would...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Trimline Push Button Rotary Telephones 3 Models Available
By AT&T
Located in Port Jervis, NY
C1970 trimline telephones by 3 different companies. Different colors and the sizes are basically the same they do vary slughtly.
All have the necessary cords to plug in. No damage t...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Retro Walnut Globe
Located in Paris, FR
Globe retro walnut with base structure with solid
beech wood feet and with circled structure in African
walnut wood. Globe in beige finish with aluminium
meridian in brass finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Globes
Materials
Beech, Walnut
$5,382 / item
French 19th Century Terrestrial and Celestial Brass Mounted Globe Compendium
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful French brass and onyx compendium with celestial and terrestrial globes of approximately 3.5" diameter, the celestial signed "Delamarche Paris", the terrestrial signed "E....
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Vintage Petite Illuminated Glass Precision Globe by Replogle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive 10" diameter Replogle Precision Globe circa late 1952 / early 1953 (Israel, Korea, and Ethiopia are present).
Charming desk / bedside decorative object, given its size (ro...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Large Swedish 1910s Freestanding Terrestrial Globe on Black Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Swedish freestanding terrestrial globe from the early 20th century, on triangular carved base. Created in Sweden during the first decade of the 20th century, this globe attra...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Globes
Materials
Metal
Tellus Globe, Prussian Blue and Sycamore
Located in London, GB
This striking piece features a 50cm diameter globe elevated on a sycamore dusk veneered stand with caps, brace detailing and a highly polished base in aluminium brass. The globe rest...
Category
2010s British Globes
Materials
Aluminum
$80,357 / item
Splendid Paul McCobb Globe
Located in Evanston, IL
Lovely Paul McCobb globe is a stunning example of good design for the Repogle Globe company in the 1970's
McCobb's design ethos emphasized practica...
Category
1970s American Vintage Globes
Materials
Brass
Monumental Italian Renaissance Globe
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th century) globe of world on 6 spool leg base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Globes
Materials
Wood
Rare French 8 Day Time and Strike Globe Clock by Eugene Farcot (1830-1896)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare revolving 8 day time and strike globe clock in a gilt metal case resting on a gilt gesso by famed French clockmaker Henri-Eugene-Adrien Farcot. The globe was made by Parisian ...
Category
1870s French Industrial Antique Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Newton and Son Pocket Globe and Case
Located in Spencertown, NY
The terrestrial globe is 3 inches in diameter contained within a turned mahogany box with cover. The seas in light green and land masses in darker green.
Dimension of Globe 3" Diame...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Fruitwood, Paper
Large Vintage A.J. Nystrom Wall Mounted or Tabletop Activity / Military Globe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Machine Age-style A.J. Nystrom of Chicago Military or Activity Globe composed of a spun metal blue orb with green slated land masses outlined in yellow. These globes were used by the...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
Terrestrial Globe William IV
Located in MILL, NL
Attractive early 19th-century William IV period rosewood standing globe.
This beautiful early 19th-century William IV period rosewood standing globe is not just a functional item. I...
Category
19th Century Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Antique Cram
s Terrestrial Globe c.1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique 10 1/2" Cram's terrestrial globe on a round metal base with brass bracket. This piece has retained its original color and finish.
CREATOR George F. Cram Co., I...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Celestrial Table Globe By R.B Bate, London
Located in Essex, MA
!2 inch celestrial globe "The New Twelve Inch British Celestrial Globe". With a mahogany tripod base.
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany, Paper
1950
s Simple Educational World Globe
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Simple Educational World Globe.
Good version of the classic 50’s world globe. Tin base and globe.
Workshop Report:
Our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any ...
Category
1950s Vintage Globes
Materials
Tin
Vintage 1930 Magnus Reversible Globe by the Prouty Branch Company of Chicago
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarcely seen 12" 'Magnus' Reversible Globe, the singular globe The Prouty Branch Company manufactured (ca. 1930, Chicago, USA).
Composed of paper boards over pasteboard with adjusta...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
16"Replogle Neo Classic Floor standing illuminated Globe
Located in Denton, TX
Combination brass and wood stand with a illuminated Heirloom globe by Replogle in the neo classical style.
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Globes
Materials
Brass
Four Foot Brass Globe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This standing globe in all brass features engraved map of the worlds countries. A beautiful eye catching piece for home or office.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
20th Century Globes
Materials
Brass
American Victorian Brass Meridian Globe
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian (circa 1880) globe of the world with a brass meridian and raised on a turned wood pedestal and round base (BAKER, PRATT & CO)
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Crystal Sphere with Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid-Century crystal sphere with air bubbles throughout. Flat on bottom to sit on surfaces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Globes
Materials
Crystal
$750 Sale Price
37% Off
MCM Repogle World Horizon Series Lighted World Globe on Custom Pine Stand
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Repogle World Horizon Series lighted 12” diameter plastic world globe, metal axle, and a custom pine Stand. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. Please see photos, Circa 1950-1980.
See the world in a different light…. this is a fabulous Mid-Century Modern World Horizon Series lighted world globe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Light Glass Globe with Wooden Base by Paul Rath, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
-Fully functional
-Photo surface defects
-Made of glass, metal and wood.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Italian Renaissance Chrome Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (20th Century) chrome armillary globe with a rust patina.
Category
20th Century American Renaissance Revival Globes
Materials
Chrome
Terrestrial Globe By G. Thomas
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Terrestrial Globe from the beginning of the 20th century circa 1910 by G.Thomas publisher Paris
The Terrestrial Globe has a very beautiful blackened wooden base with ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Globes
Materials
Paper
Vintage Dennoyer-Geppert Celestial Globe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dennoyer-Geppert Celestial Globe designed by Commander Stubbs RNR (Royal Navy) for classroom astronomy demonstration purposes (ca. 1930, Chicago, IL.). Composed of paper gores in olive green over a hollow metal core, featuring an adjustable cast-metal meridian with bronze finish and a wood horizon...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Globes
Materials
Metal
World Globe by Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
The ultimate world globe designed by Edward Wormley for Rand McNally, USA, circa 1950. Features a rotating globe mounted on a walnut base with brass capped legs. Marked "Rand McNally...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Globes
Pair of George III 3 inch pocket globes by J
W Cary, one dated 1791
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The terrestrial globe is applied with 12 engraved and hand-coloured gores and signed in a circular cartouche ‘Cary’s Pocket Globe, Agreeable to the Latest Discoveries. Pubd. by J. & ...
Category
1790s English Antique Globes
Materials
Shagreen
Large Vintage Anglo-Indian Paint Decorated Globe
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual, vintage Anglo-Indian globe or orb crafted in ebonized wood and decorated in an elaborate well thought painted pattern. Presented on a classic brass clad stand.
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Globes
Materials
Paint
A decorative pair of rare table globes in a fine condition.
By Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
These pair of globes, dated 1730, are original and in fine condition.
Title:
Globus terrestris novus Loca Terrae insigniora sec. praestant Astron. et Geogr. observationes sistens op...
Category
Early 18th Century German Baroque Antique Globes
Materials
Other
$49,343 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid-19th Century French Terrestrial Globe with Brass Frame Signed Ch. Perigot
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this spectacular antique globe. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the terrestrial piece sits on a Napoleon III wooden pedestal base. The brass stem holds the 12" swivel globe which is signed Ch...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
William IV Terrestrial And Celestial Floor Globes By J. W. Cary
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stately pair of William IV Terrestrial and Celestial Globes was crafted by the esteemed mapmaking firm J. & W. Cary, exuding the essence of late Regency-era elegance. Beyond the...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Globes
Materials
Mahogany
Very Handsome Illuminated Glass Globe on Iron
Walnut Stand
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautiful large glass globe that illuminates and is contained in a handsome walnut and iron stand. Large enough to be freestanding on the floor. By Repolo Gle.
Globe itself is 16...
Category
1950s American Vintage Globes
Materials
Iron
Pair of rare 17th century celestial and terrestrial globes, Vincenzo Coronelli
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of celestial and terrestrial table globes, wooden globe covered with engraved and enhanced paper spindles. Bronze mounts with two rings featuring a horizon table engraved with a...
Category
1690s Italian Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Brass Globe Cigarette Holder and Ashtray/Coin Dish, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original mid-century brass cigarette holder and ashtray or coin dish. The lid slides open on the globe's axis to reveal a metal interi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
$150 Sale Price
43% Off
A Fine Pair of Cary Globes, Retailed by Kirk and Mercein of New York c.1816-1820
By John Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Of American Interest-A Fine Pair of Cary Globes, Retailed by Kirk and Mercein of New York c.1816-1820
The globes of celestial and terrestrial form with their original Cary of Lond...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Wood
Illuminated French Edition Scan-Globe Denmark 1986
By Scanglobe
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful illuminated French edition globe. This piece is magical, glamorous and chic. The aerodynamic lucite base holds the beautiful blue globe that when illuminated reveals in the...
Category
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Globes
Materials
Fiberglass, Lucite
Handsome Freestanding Globe on Wrought Iron Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Tall freestanding globe on hand wrought iron stand with neutral colors.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Globes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Encyclopedia Britannica black globe from the 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Encyclopedia Britannica black globe from the 1960s. Chrome metal base complete with the complete meridian circle,
Papier-mâché sphere with black oceans and seas, in addition to the t...
Category
1960s Vintage Globes
Materials
Paper
World Globe Crystal
Located in New York, NY
A crystal world globe on pedestal base. Position globe as you wish atop pedestal. Two pieces as shown in images. A great decorative object for a table, desk, library, etc. Very good ...
Category
Late 20th Century Globes
Materials
Crystal
American Art Deco
Pre-WWII
Globe of the World with an Internal Light
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco (Pre-WWII) globe of the world with an internal light resting in an ebonized wood Stand (made by Replogle Globes, INC, Chicago, IL).
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Globes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Frosted Rococco Globe with Painted Flower Details
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Frosted Glass Globe with a 4" inch opening for easy mounting with a gothic pattern and floral painting along the bottom
5" Tall x 2' Fitter x 4" Opening
Category
1950s Rococo Revival Vintage Globes
Materials
Glass
A little terrestral globe by Newton, London 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
Over a round foot that rise with a central element with moved profile is connected the brass half meridian, which holds at the ends the metal axe of the little globe. The base is mad...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of 19th Century English J
W Cary Celestial/Terrestrial Table Model Globes
Located in Milford, NH
A fine assembled pair of 12-inch English table model globes on stands manufactured by J & W. Cary, the left globe with cartouche labeled “The New Celestial Globe, on which are correc...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Globes
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Iron Armillary
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century modern painted iron armillary globe with gold Continents supported on a round black base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Globes
Materials
Iron
American Studio Globe Stand with Globe by Woodworker Bud Tullis in 1981, Signed
By Bud Tullis
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare American Studio Globe stand with a 16 inch globe (40 cm) by Woodworker Bud Tullis in 1981, signed.
Category
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Globes
Materials
Walnut
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite Art Deco Ebony World Globe Vienna 1900
Located in Doha, QA
A wonderful Art Deco World Globe is hand carved out of noble dark brown ebony wood and consists of two parts. Put together it has an oval form wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Globes
Materials
Marble
Table Top Tellus Globe, Ochre and Walnut
Located in London, GB
This striking piece features a 360mm diameter globe elevated on a rippled Australian walnut veneered stand with caps, brace detailing and a highly polished base in antiqued brass. Th...
Category
2010s British Globes
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
$30,213 / item
Large French Terrestrial Globe or World Atlas by Girard Et Barrère
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large French terrestrial globe or world atlas by Girard et Barrère.
This is a very large stylish French terrestrial globe from the 1930...
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Globes
Materials
Beech
Vintage Pair of Terrestrial and Celestial Desk Globes 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and highly decorative vintage pair of 18th Century style Terrestrial and Celestial desk globes, Circa 1960 in date.
Each with twelve paper gores painted to resemble terr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Globes
Materials
Brass
Antique Terrestrial Globe by German Institute Ráths on Brass and Marble Base
Located in Casteren, NL
Antique terrestrial globe by Prof. Dr. Arthur Krause made by the German institute Ráths. The globe has a scale size of 1 : 38.600.900. The globe rests on...
Category
1930s German Vintage Globes
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,153 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Pair of Cary’s Floor Standing Library Globes
By Cary’s
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The terrestrial with cartouche printed “Cary’s new terrestrial globe exhibiting the tracks and discoveries made by Captain Cook; also those of Captain Vancouver on the North West Coa...
Category
1810s British Antique Globes
Materials
Oak
$226,649 / set
Coexist Sky Glass Map in Nickel Plated Brass, Red version
By Gio Tirotto
Located in Roma, IT
Gio Tirotto realizes the project Coexist: the Ground globe and the Sky stellar map, two objects complementary as only Sky and Earth can be, where the transparent glass allows to look...
Category
2010s Italian Globes
Materials
Brass
$4,018 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Replogle Globes French Country Provincial Style Revolving Floor Globe Oak Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Replogle Globes French Country Provincial style Revolving floor globe oak stand. Item features fiberglass revolving globe, solid wood f...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Globes
Materials
Fiberglass, Oak
Antique, New and Vintage Globes
Antique and vintage globes can prove unique and interesting accents to your living space, whether on their own as provocative conversation pieces or part of a small collection dotting the shelves where your sculptures and other decorative objects live.
Globes are among the most ancient of scientific instruments. During the Age of Exploration, they were vital for navigation, bringing sailors home after perilous journeys on different trade routes. Globes didn’t just detail continental formations, they might also show astronomical positions — adventurous seafarers of the day would rely on stars’ positions in traveling the great waters ahead of them. Antique globes offer a glimpse into specific time periods and how peoples of the past navigated the world around them. These were tools that identified a region’s borders, the names of countries, territories and more as the Earth’s geography was once known or imagined. As information about a place became available to geographers over time, globes became more accurate.
Not all globes depict the Earth and its countries, landmasses and bodies of water. The models that do are known as terrestrial globes, while globes that detail the position of the stars and other heavenly bodies are called celestial globes.
Quite surprisingly, the construction of globes remains relatively unchanged from the 16th century. The base starts as two papier-mâché hemispheres, which have a wooden support pillar attached via the north and south poles. The hemispheres are joined with glue or sewn with string and are subsequently topped with more paper or even thin fabric. Lastly, the globe is covered with plaster, ready for the design to be pasted on top.
Perhaps even more surprising is that the decorative function of globes has not changed much since the 16th century. They’ve been given as gifts for hundreds of years, as globes have always been beautiful objects whether they’re in your home office or your living room, lining your mantel alongside other globes of different sizes. Recent globe designs offer modern variations in style and features, such as interior lighting, automatic rotation and more.
Today, vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or decorative home accents in a bedroom or foyer. This likely owes to wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design. Decorating with globes is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes. Antique globes add welcome doses of color and contrast to a house or apartment’s neutral corners, their sea blues and algae greens popping against reclaimed wood interiors or stone fireplaces.
On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic antique and vintage globes including mid-century modern, Georgian, Art Deco editions and more.