A Pair of William Bardin 9-inch Terrestrial and
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A Pair of William Bardin 9-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes, English, circa 1785,
the celestial cartouche reading The CELESTIAL GLOBE / Accompanying the GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE / Published as the Act directs by Harrison & C° N° 18, Paternoster Row, Apr 1 1785 made by W. BARDIN Fleet Street, LONDON, the terrestrial cartouche indistinctly reading made by W. BAR... Fleet Street, London, California shown as a peninsula, Australia labelled 'New Holland', each globe mounted in brass meridian within horizon ring applied with astrological signs, on turned baluster stand,
13 1/2in x 11 1/2in x 11 1/2in (34.5cm x 29.5cm x 29.5cm) each on stand (2)
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Provenance:
Ex-Lot 202, Christie's, London, 25 September 1997.
William Bardin is recorded as publishing globes from the 1780's onwards, a number of which were produced together with his contemporary Gabriel Wright (1740-1783). Bardin's son, Thomas Marriott Bardin, joined the firm as an apprentice in 1783, shortly after the death of Gabriel Wright. Bardin operated on Fleet Street until 1795 when the company moved to Salisbury Square. Bardin' son and granddaughter Elizabeth continued to make globes into the 1830's.
the celestial cartouche reading The CELESTIAL GLOBE / Accompanying the GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE / Published as the Act directs by Harrison & C° N° 18, Paternoster Row, Apr 1 1785 made by W. BARDIN Fleet Street, LONDON, the terrestrial cartouche indistinctly reading made by W. BAR... Fleet Street, London, California shown as a peninsula, Australia labelled 'New Holland', each globe mounted in brass meridian within horizon ring applied with astrological signs, on turned baluster stand,
13 1/2in x 11 1/2in x 11 1/2in (34.5cm x 29.5cm x 29.5cm) each on stand (2)
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Ex-Lot 202, Christie's, London, 25 September 1997.
William Bardin is recorded as publishing globes from the 1780's onwards, a number of which were produced together with his contemporary Gabriel Wright (1740-1783). Bardin's son, Thomas Marriott Bardin, joined the firm as an apprentice in 1783, shortly after the death of Gabriel Wright. Bardin operated on Fleet Street until 1795 when the company moved to Salisbury Square. Bardin' son and granddaughter Elizabeth continued to make globes into the 1830's.
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A Pair of William Bardin 9-inch Terrestrial and
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