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A late 19th-Century glass celestial oil lamp globe
the 7-inch (19cm.) diameter opaline celestial globe with the equator graduated in degrees and hours, the ecliptic graduated in days with symbols for the houses of the Zodiac and large colourful pictoral representations of the constellations of Zodiac, other constellations shown by dotted lines, stars shown to five orders of magnitude, fitting over a glass funnel engraved Cristal H.S. 18''' atop a brass oil lamp fitting, the reservoir sitting in a porcelain base decorated with three bearded gnomes dancing with drum, cymbals, triangle and trumpet in stylised country setting, the decorations highlighted in gilt, raised on a moulded tripod stand of oxidised white metal with cherubic faces and foliate decoration -- 23in. (58.4cm.) high
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the 7-inch (19cm.) diameter opaline celestial globe with the equator graduated in degrees and hours, the ecliptic graduated in days with symbols for the houses of the Zodiac and large colourful pictoral representations of the constellations of Zodiac, other constellations shown by dotted lines, stars shown to five orders of magnitude, fitting over a glass funnel engraved Cristal H.S. 18''' atop a brass oil lamp fitting, the reservoir sitting in a porcelain base decorated with three bearded gnomes dancing with drum, cymbals, triangle and trumpet in stylised country setting, the decorations highlighted in gilt, raised on a moulded tripod stand of oxidised white metal with cherubic faces and foliate decoration -- 23in. (58.4cm.) high
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