THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (Lots 45-50)
A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY TWENTY-TWO INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL LARGE LIBRARY GLOBES

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A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY TWENTY-TWO INCH TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL LARGE LIBRARY GLOBES
BY J.& W. CARY, ONE CORRECTED TO 1800, THE OTHER 1799

Each with baluster shaft and in-curved square tapering legs joined by an X-shaped stretcher centred by a compass and on spade feet with castors
28in (71cm.) diam., overall (2)

Lot Essay

John Cary in partnership with his brother William were one of the foremost London map and globe sellers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They built up a thriving and prosperous business, both as instrument makers and map publishers. Their first globes were published in 1791 and they were soon producing globes at four different diameters.

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