{"id":13388,"date":"2022-07-30T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesandantiques.com\/?p=32860"},"modified":"2022-07-30T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T09:19:14","slug":"collecting-vintage-globes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/homesantiques\/rss_feed\/collecting-vintage-globes\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting vintage globes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Luke Honey\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 30 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Classrooms aside, I can\u2019t think of anything more appealing than a handsome antique or vintage globe. Price-wise, they suit all pockets. Although the finest, rarest examples \u2013 often of historical importance \u2013 can change hands for many thousands of pounds, 20th-century \u2018vintage\u2019 globes are still incredibly affordable. Lacking that crucial rarity factor, perhaps, but still decorative objects in their own right.<\/p>\n

Globes come in two forms: terrestrial (covering the Earth) and celestial (representing the constellations of the night sky). The word \u2018globe\u2019 comes from the Latin globus, meaning \u2018sphere\u2019. No terrestrial globes appear to have survived from ancient times.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s thought that the oldest is the \u2018Erdapfel\u2019 (German for \u2018Earth Apple\u2019), made by Martin Behaim, the textile merchant and cartographer, between 1490\u20131492; now in the collection of the Germanic Museum, Nuremberg. Behaim finished his beautifully painted globe before Columbus returned from his celebrated voyage, so it doesn\u2019t include the Americas.<\/p>\n

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Traditionally, globes are made from strips of paper \u2013 either printed or painted \u2013 glued onto a sphere, usually made of wood. The globe is raised on a stand, and the brass meridian holds the globe in position. It is engraved with a series of numbers: from 0\u00b0 at the equator to 90\u00b0 at either pole.<\/p>\n

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FROM LEFT This Philip\u2019s celestial 6in table globe with Bakelite stand was sold by George Glazer Gallery in New York. A similar one sold for \u00a3340 at Brettells auctioneers in 2011; rare Torica celestial globe with original box, c1960s, sold for \u00a3820 at 1st Dibs; globe cocktail cabinets are also highly collectable: this one sold for \u00a3540 at Vinterior.<\/span><\/figcaption> Vinterior; georgeglazer.com; Dominic Winter<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Early globes are precious, desirable artefacts, prized by collectors with deep pockets; genuinely scarce and rarely appearing for sale at auction, with most surviving examples in museums and private collections. In 2008, a pair of stunning 17th-century library globes by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571\u20131638) \u2013 decorated with sea monsters, the Great Wall of China and the signs of the Zodiac \u2013 fetched \u20ac793,000 at Christie\u2019s (est \u20ac200,000\u2013\u20ac300,000); at the time, the most expensive works of art to have been sold at auction in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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Less scarce, though still eminently desirable, are globes from the 18th and 19th centuries. At Peter Francis Auctioneers, a pair of Cary\u2019s 17in celestial and terrestrial library globes (1816) sold for \u00a350,000 in\nthe spring of 2013. At the more affordable end of the spectrum, vintage globes can be found in local auction houses, junk shops and flea markets.<\/p>\n

Dating 20th-century globes is relatively easy: a knowledge of shifting geographical boundaries and geopolitical developments helps. Jamaica, for example, gained her independence from Britain in 1962, and the new state of Israel appeared for the first time in 1948.<\/p>\n

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FROM LEFT Terrestrial globe by D. Hammar c1938 sold by The Map House; Globe Terrestre by J. Forest for Girard, Barriere & Thomas c1920 sold by Altea Gallery; terrestrial globe by Neuse c1927 sold by The Map House; Globo Terrestre by G.B. Paravia for G. Pugno c1920 sold by Altea Gallery; Philip\u2019s Challenge Globe for the Cartes Taride c1949 sold by The Map House; Betts\u2019 Portable Terrestrial Globe by John Betts for George Philip and Son Ltd c1925 sold by Altea Gallery.<\/span><\/figcaption> Chris Tubbs<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The Geographia Map Company (founded 1911) made a series of attractive globes, which regularly turn up at auction. The globes feature stepped \u2018jelly mould\u2019 bases in the Deco style, produced in colourful Bakelite. Philip\u2019s celestial globes are slightly more unusual, and a 12in example in decent condition sold for \u00a3130 at Plymouth Auctions this April.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently saving up for a \u2018Torica\u2019 celestial globe: a funky 1960s astronomical table-piece manufactured in transparent plastic by the Tokyo Physical Instrument MFG. Co. Ltd of Japan. This futuristic globe was an educational tool for students of the night sky and could make basic astronomical calculations. It also happens to be highly decorative. In May 2022, at Hansons, a lucky buyer secured an example in good condition for \u00a3150.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n

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