Lot 125 , A Victorian Malbys terrestrial table globe, published 1893,
A Victorian Malbys terrestrial table globe, published 1893, with colour printed gauze and label for 'Malbys terrestrial globe compiled from the latest and most authentic sources including all the recent geographical discoveries, Edward Stanford Geographical Publishers, Charing Cross, London', the stand with horizon ring printed with calendar and zodiac dials, with fluted legs and turned stretchers
Estimate £800-1,200
12 inch globe
Discolouration and general grubbiness to varnish, slight dent in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. Some occasional minor scuffs / paper losses all over. Heavy scuffs, shallow gauges around Southern ocean. Cracks to Antartica. The papers to the zodiac ring are grubby, red border worn, scuffs to stand, one turned stretcher split.
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Sold for £1,600