Beschreibung:

A selection of 19th-Century table globe stands, See Colour Illustration A stand for an 18in. diameter globe, with mahogany horizon (no paper) on three fluted legs united by turned cross-stetchers -- 40.6cm. (16in.) high ; a stand for a 12in. diameter globe with a stamped brass meridian half-circle and steel axis, raised on a cast-iron tripod base with foliate decoration, terminating in three bird's feet -- 52.6cm. (20¾in.) high ; another stand for a 12in. diameter globe with a stamped brass meridian half-circle raised on a baluster turned mahogany column and concave triform base, on three bun feet -- 48cm. (18 7/8in.) high ; a stand for a 10in. diameter globe, with a stamped brass meridian half-circle, steel axis with turning handle at the South Pole, raised on a baluster turned and ebonised wooden column and circular plinth base ( traces of worming; threaded recess in base chipped ) -- 50.1cm. (19¾in.) high ; a stand for a 9in. diameter globe with a plain brass meridian half-circle raised on a short baluster turned mahogany column and wide circular base -- 33cm. (13in.) high ; a stand for a 5½in. diameter globe with a flat semi-circular meridian support in brass, painted pink on the inside, held via a ( later ) screw and wooden peg on the shoulders of a cast bronze kneeling Atlas figure, with outstretched arms, on a square ebonised wooden base on three gilt-painted bun feet -- 26cm. (10¼in.) high ; another stand for a 5½in. diameter globe with a similar meridian, raised on a baluster turned walnut column and circular plinth base -- 23.8cm. (9 3/8in.) high ; and a stand for a 3in. diameter globe with a plain brass meridian half-circle raised on a baluster turned mahogany column and circular base ( two sides of the base split off leaving straight edges ) -- 14.5cm. (5¾in.) high (8)