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321 - A rare pair of two very important globes mounted on brass half-meridians.
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€6,000 - 8,000Sale fees
A rare pair of two very important globes mounted on brass half-meridians. - Celestial globe: Joseph FOREST, engraved by A. SOLDAN, with Abbé MOREUX contributing to the creation of the maps. Company founded in 1886 and located at 17/19 Rue de Buci in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. Circa 1900–1920. Height: 115 cm. Diameter: 68 cm. - Terrestrial globe: G. THOMAS, publisher and geographer, 44 Rue Notre Dame des Champs in Paris. Successor to Emile BERTAUX. This globe can be dated to between 1914 and 1924: following the Bolshevik Revolution of August 31, 1914, Saint Petersburg became Petrograd and was renamed Leningrad on January 26, 1924. In very good condition, with a few scattered small chips. The two bases have been replaced with turned wood stained mahogany.
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Elegant Interiors 16Auction house
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