Beschreibung:

A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY GLOBE STAND, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, the later Victorian celestial globe inscribed SMITH'S CELESTIAL GLOBE containing all the principal stars complete from the works of WOLLASTON, FLAMSTEAD, DE LA CAILLE HAVELINS, MAYER BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE the transactions of THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of London LONDON C. SMITH & SON. 172 STRAND, the later Victorian terrestrial globe inscribed SMITH'S TERRESTRIAL GLOBE containing the whole of THE LATEST DISCOVERIES AND /GEOGRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENTS also the TRACKS of the most celebrated circumnavigators LONDON C. SMITH & SON172 STRAN 1858 , the reeded arms with demi-patera brackets, above a lotus-leaf shaft and downswept tapering tripod legs, joined by a compass, with turned supports and terminating in brass caps, some losses to patera and veneer 18in. (46cm.) diam.; 43½in. (110.5cm.) high