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ART NOUVEAU CAST IRON FLOOR STAND
Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in light blue lacquered to appear green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, isothermal lines, ocean currents and O-form analemma. Cast bronze full ring meridian on art nouveau brazier-style floor stand with mahogany horizon ring above three conforming brackets and incurvate legs, flame motif, with striated marble casters. Brass plate reads: "Presented by The Little Helpers of Murray Church 1908". Meridian cracked through, surface with some abrasions. Stand lacks meridian clamp and paper horizon ring scale, rusted and pitted but restorable. Very unusual pre-Great War globe. Restorations at cost. As is. ITEM# 07337
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