Pair of Cary's Twelve-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes J. & W. Cary, Strand, London, 1815 and 1816 On an assembled pair of mahogany stands, each fitted with a compass. Height 25 1/2 inches (64.8 cm), diameter of globe 12 inches (30.5 cm). C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer
Terrestrial with previous restorations, with yellowed varnish areas of spotting and minor areas of restorations, inpainting and scuffs especially to Northern Hemisphere; the horizon ring to the stand with fading, spotting, inpainting and small chip, rippling and tear along lines of construction underneath and with inpainting, several breaks to quadrant supports replaced, glass to compass cracked, cracks to surrounding ring, turning to stem and compass different from that of the celestial globe. Celestial with yellowing varnish, scratches, abrasion and minor losses, inpainting, repairs to bottom of axis; the horizon ring to stand with fading, spotting bubbling and inpainting, tears along lines of construction underneath, replacements to brackets of quadrant supports, wooden housing of compass with separating along lines of construction, old marks and scratches to legs.
Pair of Cary's Twelve-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes J. & W. Cary, Strand, London, 1815 and 1816 On an assembled pair of mahogany stands, each fitted with a compass. Height 25 1/2 inches (64.8 cm), diameter of globe 12 inches (30.5 cm). C Property from the Collection of Jerome M. and Rhoda S. Fischer
Terrestrial with previous restorations, with yellowed varnish areas of spotting and minor areas of restorations, inpainting and scuffs especially to Northern Hemisphere; the horizon ring to the stand with fading, spotting, inpainting and small chip, rippling and tear along lines of construction underneath and with inpainting, several breaks to quadrant supports replaced, glass to compass cracked, cracks to surrounding ring, turning to stem and compass different from that of the celestial globe. Celestial with yellowing varnish, scratches, abrasion and minor losses, inpainting, repairs to bottom of axis; the horizon ring to stand with fading, spotting bubbling and inpainting, tears along lines of construction underneath, replacements to brackets of quadrant supports, wooden housing of compass with separating along lines of construction, old marks and scratches to legs.
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