$225
WOOD & METAL SPHERICAL ASTROLABE, H 23", DIA 16":Depicts a small globe surrounded by miniature moon and sun, latitude and longitudes made of plated metal along with a metal band with the signs of the zodiac. Surrounded by a wood ring with Italian inscriptions of the earth tropic zones and degrees of latitude; all mounted on a turned pedestal and round wood base; Metal is is painted to look as if the metal was tarnished. Modern.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2011-07-08