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Lot 82
A SILVER-STUDED BRASS ASTROLOGER'S GLOBE
INDIA, POSSIBLY LATE 19TH CENTURY
Closed25 April 2012
Price Realised
GBP 1,875
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Specialist note
An interesting example of a cross between the celestial globes described in Maddison, F. & Savage-Smith, E. Science Tools & Magic (Oxford: 1997) pp.406-13 and the late 19th century astrologer's globes (cf. pp. 160-5), probably from the workshops of the former.