Primitive 3-inch Painted Celestial Sphere, America, probably early 19th century, with constellations represented by brass pins with (indistinct) pen inscriptions beneath, Equatorial divided 1-24 , and calibrated meridian ring resting in the groove of a hollowed-out painted octagonal wood base, wd. 5 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-11-03
Primitive 3-inch Painted Celestial Globe, America, early / mid 19th century, with constellations represented by brass pins with (indistinct) pen inscriptions beneath, Equatorial divided 1-24 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-03-24
Painted Iron Celestial Sphere on Cast Stone Pedestal Base. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-10-20
3 1/4-inch Table Celestial Sphere, probably India, with hand-painted gores laid on wood, meridian full-circle, and brass tripod base with stretcher, ht. 5 1/2 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
Wilson 13-inch Celestial Globe, with cartouche A New American Celestial Globe. Containing the positions of nearly 5000 Stars, Clusters, Nebulae &c. Carefully compil'd and laid Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
Wilson's New 13-inch Celestial Table Globe, Cyrus Lancaster, Albany, 1837, twelve hand-colored engraved gores on a plaster sphere, hour ring (lacking brass disc), cartouche reading Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-10-27
Newton's Improved Celestial 3-inch Pocket Globe, c. 1840, twelve printed gores illustrated with mythical beasts and scientific instruments and labeled in Latin, with cartouche reading Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
Unsigned 5-inch Celestial Globe, Continental, hand-painted gores laid on a wooden sphere, constellations represented as stylized mythological figures, full calibrated wood meridian ring, printed horizon Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-01
Top acrylic hemisphere has warped with age, having a propensity to slip out of place when sphere is moved. Some small abraded areas to outer Read more…
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2017-10-12
