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anonymous, late 20th century
A semi precious 6 inch (15cm.) diameter stones world globe, made by joining bits and pieces of up to twenty different kinds of semi precious stones, mosaic on a hollow mould, the ocean is made from lapis and the countries from stabilized turquoise, mother of pearl, picture jasper, amethyst, abalone, aventurine, unikite, mahagony obsidian, snowflake, rhodonite, tigereye, natural granite and malachite, with a brass meridian circle, four pillar stand incorporating a compass in a base
10 inch (26cm.) high
A semi precious 6 inch (15cm.) diameter stones world globe, made by joining bits and pieces of up to twenty different kinds of semi precious stones, mosaic on a hollow mould, the ocean is made from lapis and the countries from stabilized turquoise, mother of pearl, picture jasper, amethyst, abalone, aventurine, unikite, mahagony obsidian, snowflake, rhodonite, tigereye, natural granite and malachite, with a brass meridian circle, four pillar stand incorporating a compass in a base
10 inch (26cm.) high