11-03-200511-03-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2314
November 3, 2005 10:00 AMCalender
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Primitive 3-inch Painted Celestial Sphere

Sell one like this
$705$600
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2314Location: BoltonDate / Time: November 03, 2005 10:00AM

Description:

Primitive 3-inch Painted Celestial Sphere, America, probably early 19th century, with constellations represented by brass pins with (indistinct) pen inscriptions beneath, Equatorial divided 1-24, and calibrated meridian ring resting in the groove of a hollowed-out painted octagonal wood base, wd. 5 in.
Estimate $800-1,200