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Charles Dien, 1880
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A French Celestial Globe
Charles Dien, 1880
a 19-inch diameter globe, composed of twelve gores and two polar calottes, the cartouche Sphère DÉDIÉER à ARAGO par CH. DIEN E. BERTAUX. Editeur, 25, Rue Serpente, PARIS, the constellations divided by dotted lines and the main stars connected, the milky way delineated in blue, in graduated copper meridian, supported on cast iron tripod base
32in. (82cm.) high
Charles Dien, 1880
a 19-inch diameter globe, composed of twelve gores and two polar calottes, the cartouche Sphère DÉDIÉER à ARAGO par CH. DIEN E. BERTAUX. Editeur, 25, Rue Serpente, PARIS, the constellations divided by dotted lines and the main stars connected, the milky way delineated in blue, in graduated copper meridian, supported on cast iron tripod base
32in. (82cm.) high
Special notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.