Armilliary Sphere Globe A Paris Chez G Gobille P Ache Royalle Brass Wood Base

Questions? Leave a comment below! Armilliary Sphere Globe A Paris Chez G Gobille P Ache Royalle Brass and Walnut The name A PARIS Chez G. Gobille a P Ache Royalle is engraved on the sphere. An early 20th-Century brass reproduction of a mid 17th-Century armillary sphere, the earth ball at the centre with colures, polar, tropic and equatorial rings, the ecliptic band with stamped graduations, names for the houses of the Zodiac, and pictorial representations, the meridian circle with stamped graduations in four quadrants, the horizon stamped with the latitudes and longitudes in degrees and minutes... raised on a blauster-turned brass column set into a circular walnut plinth base -- a decorative brass.... astronomical / astrological armillary, the celestial globe at the centre with equatorial and ecliptic graduations and decorative constellation figures, surrounded by five rings, alternately turning around the horizontal and vertical axes, each with various astronomical/astrological decorations, with a decorative throne and suspension loop... (description by Christie's auction house). Condition: The globe is in excellent vintage / antique condition with a patina of age on the brass Approximately 10”x5.25” Photos are part of the description so review for details and please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any additional questions or need more photos. All items are preloved unless noted as NWT