Lorings 10-Inch Celestial Globe

Description:

Loring's 10-Inch Celestial Globe, Boston, 1854, with colored gores and illustrated constellations, in brass meridian circle on walnut stand, with printed horizon ring on four baluster-turned legs with one (of two) cross-stretcher, (cracks to globe, paper loss to horizon),ht. 17 1/2 in. N.B. A Loring 10-inch Terrestrial globe on similar stand was sold in Skinner's Science & Technology Sale, March 6, 1999, lot 1.
Estimate $400-600