Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
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A Pair of William IV 21-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Globes by J.W. Cary on Mahogany Stands with Compasses, The Terrestrial Globe dated 1837
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October 17, 06:16 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Pair of William IV 21-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Globes by J.W. Cary on Mahogany Stands with Compasses,
The Terrestrial Globe dated 1837
each mounted on mahogany stand comprising triform cradle support with turned pendant, plain frieze and three ring turned and reeded tapering legs terminating in brass caps and castors, joined by compass stretchers, the globes encircled by engraved brass meridian rings and surmounted by hour discs; the terrestrial globe inscribed "CARY'S NEW TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, exhibiting The Tracks and Discoveries made by CAPTAIN COOK; Also those of CAPTAIN VANCOUVER on the NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA; And M. DE LA PEROUSE, on the COAST OF TARTARY,
TOGETHER
With every other Improvement collected from Various Navigators to the present time. LONDON: Made & Sold by J & W. Cary Strand March 1, 1815 WITH ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO 1837";
the celestial globe inscribed "CARY'S New and Improved CELESTIAL GLOBE, on which Is carefully laid down the whole of the STARS AND NEBULAE, Contained in the ASTRONOMICAL CATALOGUE . of the Rev d. Mr. WOLLASTON .F.R.S. Compiled from the Authorities of FLAMSTEED, DE LA CAILLE, HEVELIUS, MAYER, BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE & c. With an extensive number from the Works of Mifs Herschel The whole adapted to the year 1800, and the Limits of each Constellation determined by a Boundary line
LONDON
Made & Sold by J & W. Cary No. 181 Strand Mar. 1, 1799.
height 48 1/2 in.; diameter 28 1/2 in.
123 cm; 72.5 cm
Hyde Park Antiques, New York, August 1999
John Cary, a map publisher, and his brother William, an instrument maker, founded the firm of J&W Cary in the late 18th century. They produced their first globes in 1791 and by the end of the century had established themselves as one of London's most eminent and successful globe manufacturers. The firm was continued well into the 19th century by John Cary's two sons, John Jnr and George, who maintained its reputation for excellence.
The celestial globe has a longer history than the terrestrial globe. Greek and Roman authors mention the existence of celestial globes and Archimedes is recorded as having used one in the third century BC. The first terrestrial globe, on the other hand, was produced around 150 BC. In the 15th century Nuremberg became the first major center of globe production in modern Europe, the earliest known celestial globe dating from 1444, and the earliest surviving terrestrial globe dating from 1492. This globe depicted the known world and was produced just before Columbus's voyage to the New World. Globe-making subsequently flourished in the Netherlands in the sixteenth century but by the end of the eighteenth century British cartographers and globe-makers were the most prominent, reflecting Britain's naval dominance at that time. They were essential items for an educated gentleman's library of the late Georgian period.
Various Cary globes are illustrated in Elly Dekker and Peter van der Krogt Globes from the Western World Zwemmer London 1993.
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