Painted Globes

Miniature terrestrial pocket globe. Model of the earth. London, 1857 by J. Manning diameter of 1,75 inches / 4,5 cm. This lovely miniature terrestrial globe consists of twelve copper engraved, hand coloured gores over a wooden base. The gores are varnished. The colouring is both subtle and original. With a central pin contained in a colourful card box. A little about miniature globes: The miniature or pocket globe was a British invention, introduced to the world by Joseph Moxon in 1673 when he produced a 3-inch globe. To own a pocket globe is to have the whole world in miniature. Pocket globes were never to be taken very seriously – they never served any practical purpose; their size makes accurate calculations impossible, and they tend to lack the rings and dials for most common manipulations. No, they were seen more as a status symbol, or a lovely decorative artistic artefact to reside on a gentleman’s desk or small table. There is a school of thought that some of the cheaper pocket globes may have aided children’s education. Today, they reflect a lost and never-to-be-forgotten age of exploration...

Unique and fascinating pair of small globes, made with artisanal care by Italian manufacturers in the 19th century and hand painted on fine paper. These small globes are mounted on a...

Decorate an office or a desk with this beautifully preserved antique terrestrial globe. Crafted in France, circa 1930, the terrestrial piece is mounted on a gilt painted cast iron tripod pedestal base decorated with shell and floral motifs. The brass stem holds the 12" swivel globe which is signed J. Forrest Paris (see picture), and stamped as such; "Globe Terrestre a l'echelle de 40,000,000, dresse par J. Forrest, Geographe, Officier de l'Instruction Publique, Girard et Barrere...

American 1950's back light green painted floor globe by Replogle, Mid-Century Modern. Remarkable and charming Chicago made world globe featur...

American Terrestrial Brass Meridian Globe mounted on a turned bulbous gilt ringed and red stenciled tripod stand, Gilman Joslin, Boston. Mid 19th Century Globe is 39" Tall / 16" Diam...

Standing 30 inches tall and designed in the 'form follows function' way this sphere or globe has a great aesthetic presence as a sculpture and without doubt a function for people int...

Very cool gray painted plaster topographical globe on stand of the planet earth, showing prominently the various mountain ranges, Andes, Rockies, H...

Fabulous 12 inch globe I particularly like the simplicity of the piece and the amazing color Slightly distressed. By W.A.K. Johnston and G.W. Ba...

Decorate an office or a desk with this beautifully preserved antique terrestrial globe. Crafted in France, circa 1920 (it shows Constantinople not Istanbul; the city changed its name in 1930), the terrestrial piece sits on a walnut pedestal base. The brass stem holds the 12" swivel globe which is signed J. Forrest Paris (see picture), and stamped as such; "Globe Terrestre a l'echelle de 40,000,000, dresse par J. Forrest, geographe, Officier de l'Instruction Publique, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, Editeur, 17-19 rue de Buci, Paris". The colorful globe is in very good condition commensurate with age and use, with a rich patinated finish. J. Forest made a large variety of globes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, largely for school use, but also for home use. Their prolific output included table globes, some on ebonized turned stands; floor globes; and novelty globes, including terrestrial globes on geared turntable stands...

Standing 30 inches tall and designed in the 'form follows function' way this sphere or globe has a great aesthetic presence as a sculpture and without doubt a function for people int...

Cary’s Pocket globe, agreeable to the latest discoveries, London: J&W Cary, Strand, April 1791 A rare 3 inch diameter example of Cary’s pocket globe in a superb green shagreen-cover...

A fine and rare 18th century English terrestrial and celestial pocket globe by Nathaniel Hill in its original black pebbled fish skin case dated 1754 titled "A new Terrestrial GLOBE ...