08-23-200808-23-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2419
August 23, 2008 10:00 AMCalender
685

"The Earth and Its Inhabitants" 1 3/4-inch Miniature Globe

Sell one like this
$1,600$1,600
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2419Location: BoltonDate / Time: August 23, 2008 10:00AM

Description:

"The Earth and Its Inhabitants" 1 3/4-inch Miniature Globe, possibly by Carl Bauer, Germany, made up of twelve gores on wood sphere, labeled in English, in original case with label on lid and folding engraved panorama of twenty-four hand-colored Nationalities labeled in German, English, and French, wd. 2 1/2 in., (gores faded and worn, one box edge split).

Literature: Elly Dekker and Peter van der Kroght, (1993),Globes from the Western World, p. 98.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Keywords

Germany, Carl Bauer, Elly Dekker, Peter van der Kroght