Globes (celestial and terrestrial), armillary spheres and orreries, suitable for AD1600-1900.
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Item 62 An 8", 20cm, celestial globe in a polished oak Dutch 17th century-style stand: overall diameter 12", 30.5cm, overall height the same. 62
Item 63 A large Persian-style planispheric astrolabe: overall height 15", 38cm, diameter of main circle 11", 28cm. 63
Item 69 A 12", 30.5cm celestial globe in a 17th century Dutch-style table stand: overall height 16.5", 42cm, overall width 17.5", 44.5cm. 69
Item 72 An English-type Orrery. The brass arms holding the planets can be moved around at a finger's touch. Diameter of circular table 19", 48cm, maximum height 17", 43cm, maximum diameter as shown ... 72
Item 74 A small brass armillary sphere in a polished oak Dutch 17th century style stand: overall height 12", 30.5cm, overall width 13", 33cm. 74
Item 151 Large and impressive combination of armillary-sphere and planetary model, overall height 40", dia 20". Very suitable for the den of a medieval philosopher trying to transmute base metal int ... 151
Item 300 A good and large model of the planets, inside an armillary sphere: all brass, including the kneeling Atlas, on a polished wood base. Very suitable for an important office (M’s ?), or anything from Ga ... 300
Item 379 A 12", 30cm brass armillary sphere, with the planets inside it on the ends of curved brass arms, mounted in an polished oak table stand in the Dutch 17th century-style: overall height ... 379
Item 385 A good-looking pair of floor-standing globes in the manner of the famous Venetian maker Vincenzo Coronelli. On their floor-standing bases the overall height is 46.5", 118 cm, but the globes in ... 385
Item 424 A pair of mid-17th century style globes in polished oak table stands. Overall measurements 17.5", 44.5cm high, 18", 46cm wide. Good for any period from circa 1640 to 1730, the terrestrial map showing ... 424
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