Sunday, February 23, 2020
February Auction | LOT #166 - Terrestrial Globe and Armillary Sphere
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LOT #166
Terrestrial Globe and Armillary Sphere
Two items wood stands, by Charles François Delamarche after Didier Robert de Vaugondy (French, 1723-1786) having applied paper on fabricated wood construction, both having zodiac and calendar markers; terrestrial globe marked “À Paris / Chez l’auteur / Rue du Jardinet, n°13 / Quartier St. André / des Arts, 1808”
Estimate: $100 - $150
Hammer Price: $4,800
Dimensions: Height: 17 inches, Width: 10 1/2 inches
Condition: Good, polar calotte lacking on terrestial globe; overall moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; both having chips to applied paper overall and dark, discolored graphics; one having a repaired break to cradle and cracks to one side of globe sphere
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