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A BOHEMIAN TELLURION
19TH CENTURY
The 7 cm. diameter globe signed ZEMEKOULE vydal J. Felkl syn Reztoky a Prahy, made up of twelve lithographed gores with text in Czech, mounted with gearing and wire arm with later moon ball, further gearing below to the hexagonal brass drum at the end of the main arm, with fruitwood turning handle, the associated Zodiac plate with paper circle with German text, windrose, Zodiac houses and days of month, brass candle holder above, brass pointer, on a circular coppered cast-iron foot with baluster stem; lacking mirror
62 cm. long overall
19TH CENTURY
The 7 cm. diameter globe signed ZEMEKOULE vydal J. Felkl syn Reztoky a Prahy, made up of twelve lithographed gores with text in Czech, mounted with gearing and wire arm with later moon ball, further gearing below to the hexagonal brass drum at the end of the main arm, with fruitwood turning handle, the associated Zodiac plate with paper circle with German text, windrose, Zodiac houses and days of month, brass candle holder above, brass pointer, on a circular coppered cast-iron foot with baluster stem; lacking mirror
62 cm. long overall
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.