BY W. AND J.M. BARDIN, DATED 1805 AND 1800 RESPECTIVELY

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL GLOBES
BY W. AND J.M. BARDIN, DATED 1805 AND 1800 RESPECTIVELY
Comprising a terrestrial globe, with printed and dated label for 1805, and a celestial globe, with printed dedication to Nevil Maskelyne and dated 1800, each on an etched brass frame suspended in a zodiac ring and raised on fluted ring-turned tapering legs united by a circular stretcher inset with a compass, on brass caps and casters, the compass paper replaced
45 in. (112 cm.) high, 18 in. (46 cm.) diameter (2)

Lot Essay

William Bardin (fl.1783-1798) began making globes around 1780, having previously been a freeman of the Leatherseller's Company and of the Girdler's Company. His first globes were of 9 and 12-inch diameter, published on 1 January 1782 in collaboration with Gabriel Wright (fl.1770-1804). In 1790, William was joined by his son Thomas Marriott (1768-1819), apprenticed since 1783 and recently become a freeman. They set up a separate firm, known as W. & T.M. Bardin, and in 1794 moved to new premises in Salisbury Square, off Fleet Street. Following William's death, Thomas took sole control of the firm, which in turn was taken over by his daughter Elizabeth Marriott (1799-1851) in 1820.

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