Sold for:
$9,988
$9,988
Pocket Planetarium in Celestial Globe by Newton, with five ivory planets, earth and moon mounted on wires to revolve around a gilt-brass sun ball, now in a fishskin-covered 3-inch pocket globe case with interior celestial map made up of two sets of twelve hand-colored gores, illustrated with mythical beasts and scientific instruments and labeled in Latin, with cartouche Newton's Improved Celestial Globe . Provenance: Purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, in 1964.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03
