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A 12" Philips Library Globe
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A 12" Philips Library Globe

1920 - 1940
Sold 18 April 2025 · W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
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A 12" Philips Library globe, in the Georgian style and standing on a mahogany tripod base with cabriole legs and pad feet. The globe rests in a brass meridian ring and is surround by a horizon with calendar and Zodiac details and bearing the Philips label. The Globe can be accurately dated as the paper gores originally denoted "Iran" as "Persia" with both names appearing on it and "Iran" being a later correction, meaning the globe dates from 1935. In good and original condition. 660mm high and 430mm diameter. English.

Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Antique Library Globe to the 1930s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Reference Numbers
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SA1133663
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Description
A 12" Philips Library globe, in the Georgian style and standing on a mahogany tripod base with cabriole legs and pad feet.
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The globe rests in a brass meridian ring and is surround by a horizon with calendar and Zodiac details and bearing the Philips label.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

The Globe can be accurately dated as the paper gores originally denoted "Iran" as "Persia" with both names appearing on it and "Iran" being a later correction, meaning the globe dates from 1935. In good and original condition. 660mm high and 430mm diameter. English.

Date of Manufacture

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. has dated this Antique Library Globe to the 1930s.

Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Reference Numbers
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SA1133663
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

English and continental furniture, mirrors and decorative objects from the 18th & 19th centuries.

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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd. is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A 12" Philips Library Globe

Archive II A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand. View II
Archive III A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand. View III
Archive IV A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand. View IV
Archive V A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand. View V
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W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.

W.J. Gravener Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07712 651231
Location
Unit 1
Warren Farm Stables
Sundridge
Nr Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 6EE
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand.
A 12" Philips Library globe
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A 12-inch terrestrial library globe featuring a detailed world map mounted within a brass meridian and supported by a turned wooden tripod stand.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectScientific Instruments & Globes
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleGentlemans Library
  • MaterialWood, Brass, Paper
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass meridian ring, Turned wooden pedestal, Tripod cabriole legs, Printed paper gores
  • SizeH 66 cm (26 in) x W 43 cm (17 in) x D 43 cm (17 in)

FAQs

Library globes have been produced for centuries as both functional navigational tools and symbols of erudition, evolving from hand-drawn spheres to mass-produced lithographed maps mounted on wooden stands.

Traditional globes typically feature paper gores applied to a papier-mache or plaster sphere, supported by brass meridians and turned hardwood frames such as mahogany or walnut.

Authenticity is determined by examining the cartographic boundaries, printing techniques like chromolithography, and the natural ageing, craquelure, or patina on the paper sphere and metalwork.

A floor-standing or large terrestrial globe adds academic gravitas and focal height when placed beside bookshelves, in a home office, or paired with leather seating.

To preserve antique globes, keep them out of direct sunlight to prevent map fading and paper embrittlement, and dust gently with a dry, soft microfiber cloth.
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