Pair of 12-inch C.F. Cruchley's Tabletop Globes

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Pair of 12-inch C.F. Cruchley's Tabletop Globes, 81 Fleet Street, London, both with calibrated half meridian rings, terrestrial cartouche reading in part "Cruchley's New Terrestrial Globe/Exhibiting the Discoveries in Equatorial Africa, North Pole/London," with tones of olive and cream, both mounted to a short turned mahogany column, and Y-shaped base, resting on three squat bun feet, ht. 18 in.
Estimate $1,000-2,000


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