A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY GLOBE STAND, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, the later Victorian celestial globe inscribed SMITH'S CELESTIAL GLOBE containing all the principal stars complete from the works of WOLLASTON, FLAMSTEAD, DE LA CAILLE HAVELINS, MAYER BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE the transactions of THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of London LONDON C. SMITH & SON. 172 STRAND, the later Victorian terrestrial globe inscribed SMITH'S TERRESTRIAL GLOBE containing the whole of THE LATEST DISCOVERIES AND /GEOGRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENTS also the TRACKS of the most celebrated circumnavigators LONDON C. SMITH & SON172 STRAN 1858, the reeded arms with demi-patera brackets, above a lotus-leaf shaft and downswept tapering tripod legs, joined by a compass, with turned supports and terminating in brass caps, some losses to patera and veneer

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A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY GLOBE STAND, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, the later Victorian celestial globe inscribed SMITH'S CELESTIAL GLOBE containing all the principal stars complete from the works of WOLLASTON, FLAMSTEAD, DE LA CAILLE HAVELINS, MAYER BRADLEY, HERSCHEL, MASKELYNE the transactions of THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of London LONDON C. SMITH & SON. 172 STRAND, the later Victorian terrestrial globe inscribed SMITH'S TERRESTRIAL GLOBE containing the whole of THE LATEST DISCOVERIES AND /GEOGRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENTS also the TRACKS of the most celebrated circumnavigators LONDON C. SMITH & SON172 STRAN 1858, the reeded arms with demi-patera brackets, above a lotus-leaf shaft and downswept tapering tripod legs, joined by a compass, with turned supports and terminating in brass caps, some losses to patera and veneer
18in. (46cm.) diam.; 43½in. (110.5cm.) high

Provenance

Almost certainly supplied to Thomas Langford-Brooke (d. 1815)

Lot Essay

Their pattern, with reeded quadrant supports and tripod claw of serpentined herm form, relates in style to Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book, 1791-4, while the columnar pedestal is enriched with a robust palm-leaf bulb that reflects the antique manner of the early 19th Century

Charles Smith & Son, Publisher, Map and Globe Seller, Engraver and Map Seller extraordinary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, flourished from 1845-64 at 172 The Strand

The 18in. (46cm.) diameter of these Victorian globes suggests that they were commissioned by John Langford-Brooke (d. 1865) to update the original Regency Globes, probably by J. and W. Cary of The Strand, London, a necessity by the Langford-Brookes extensive inerests in Antigua and the West Indies

This 'pair of globes' is listed in the Library in the 1840 Inventory

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