Newton & Sons Late George III Terrestrial and Celestial Mahogany Library Globes

François Linke, (1855-1946) Ecran de Foyer a Chassis Paris, early 20th century Carved giltwood and silk damask upholstery, with removable sliding screen...

Fine suite of Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany library furniture, Maison Lalande, Paris, 1890-1900, comprising: a bureau plat, a large cartioneire and three tub chairs, each w...

Pair George II Style Carved Walnut Library Arm Chairs with tapestry fabric covers. Late 19th Century each with a upholstered back and seat, the arms with square incurved supports carved with husks and rising acanthus leaves and with scrolled snail-shell terminals. Height 47 in. (119.38 cm.), Width 25 in. (63.5 cm.), Depth 25...

George III Silver Circular Footed Serving Tray Marked, London, circa 1760, maker Richard Rugg. The applied border cast with open foliage interlaced scrolls and partial bead borders,...

An Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany marble top center table, late 19th century. The circular portoro marble top above a frieze applied with anthemia, rosettes and laurel wreaths, raised square tapered legs each headed by a female Egyptian bust...

Japanese Satsuma style censer and cover Late 19th century The bulbous body supported by four feet and set with two shishi han...

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...

30 inch diameter library globe featuring Oklahoma with Indian territory, circa 1890. Maker is Johnston, Edinburgh, Scotland, a renowned British globe pro...

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 12 inch celestial table globe by Harris and Son, the horizon ring, with the original papers, set on four turned mahogany legs, the label statin...

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...

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...