Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th April 2018
Lot 41
A Victorian terrestrial library globe by Cruchley
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £3800
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Description
A Victorian terrestrial library globe by Cruchley, of twelve gores, 30.5cm diameter, inscribed 'CRUCHLEY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE From the most recent Authorities EXHIBITING THE DISCOVERIES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA, NORTH POLE, And the new Settlements & Divisions of AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS & c. LONDON G. F. CRUCHLEY MAP SELLER, GLOBE MAKER & PUBLISHER, 81 FLEET STREET', dated '1869', on a carved mahogany stand, with scroll legs united by an undertier, inset with a compass, on ceramic castors, 92.5cm high.
Provenance: The collection of the late Geoffrey Harley, Pickwick End, Corsham.