Pocket Planetarium in Celestial Globe by Newton

Description:

Pocket Planetarium in Celestial Globe by Newton, with five ivory planets, earth and moon mounted on wires to revolve around a gilt-brass sun ball, now in a fishskin-covered 3-inch pocket globe case with interior celestial map made up of two sets of twelve hand-colored gores, illustrated with mythical beasts and scientific instruments and labeled in Latin, with cartouche Newton's Improved Celestial Globe.

Provenance: Purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, in 1964.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

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