A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE ARMILLARY SPHERE
THE GLOBE BY JEAN PIGEON, CIRCA 1720, THE GILT BRONZE STRUCTURE LATE 18 TH/19TH CENTURY
A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE ARMILLARY SPHERE THE GLOBE BY JEAN PIGEON, CIRCA 1720, THE GILT BRONZE STRUCTURE LATE 18 TH/19TH CENTURY The armillary formed of two brass meridians, met at the top by a suspension loop, rings representing the polars, tropics and equator, wide ecliptic band engraved with months and the houses of the Zodiac, the celestial globe signed 'Jean Pigeon', and bearing dedication to the Duc d'Orléans 27½ in. (70 cm.) diameter
A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE ARMILLARY SPHERE
THE GLOBE BY JEAN PIGEON, CIRCA 1720, THE GILT BRONZE STRUCTURE LATE 18 TH/19TH CENTURY
A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE ARMILLARY SPHERE THE GLOBE BY JEAN PIGEON, CIRCA 1720, THE GILT BRONZE STRUCTURE LATE 18 TH/19TH CENTURY The armillary formed of two brass meridians, met at the top by a suspension loop, rings representing the polars, tropics and equator, wide ecliptic band engraved with months and the houses of the Zodiac, the celestial globe signed 'Jean Pigeon', and bearing dedication to the Duc d'Orléans 27½ in. (70 cm.) diameter
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