Pair of Thomas Harris & Son 12-inch Floor Standing Globes

Description:

Pair of Thomas Harris & Son 12-inch Floor Standing Globes, London, first quarter 19th century, made up of twelve hand-colored gores laid down on plaster spheres with terrestrial cartouche reading "Thos. Harris & Son/New Terrestrial Globe/Composed from the latest Discoveries and astronomical Observations/Made and Sold at their Optical Manufactory/52 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London," both with engraved brass hour rings, and meridian rings, paper horizon plates laid down on wood with Zodiacal calendar by names and signs, mounted to a delicately carved acanthus leaf and turned central column, terminating in carved paw feet with suspended central paper compass dials, ht. 34 in.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

base carving is exceptional with nice color and condition, damage to both poles on the terrestrial globe, lacking brass guid on the celestial globe, damage/splits and repairs around the equater also on the terrestrial, horizon band has losses and repairs split and crack on terrestrial, celestial has crack/split equinoctial line, and one of the compass supports is broken.


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