"Rare Pair Of Celestial And Terrestrial Table Globes, By Vincenzo Coronelli, 1697"
Pair of celestial and terrestrial table globes, wooden globe covered with engraved and enhanced paper spindles. Bronze mounts with two rings comprising a horizon table engraved with a zodiacal scale and a calendar scale, twisted column base.
Spindles: Italy, Venice, Vincenzo Coronelli, 1697
Provenance: Former collection of Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours (1870-1954), purchased in 1920 in London according to family tradition. Former Belin collection at Evermay Estate, Washington DC District.
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Condition report: minor accidents and tears, later mount.