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Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
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Pair of Late George III Dudley Adams 12-Inch Terrestrial and Celestial Mahogany Table Globes
Estate / Collection: Property from the Estate of Alexander M. Laughlin
Dated 1809 and 1810
The Terrestial Globe bearing a cartouche inscribed:
To his most Sacred Majesty George the Third of Great Britain & c, This new globe of the EARTH correctly laid down according to the best Observations & latest Discoveries is most humbly Inscribed By his Majesty's most duthful & obliged Subject & Servant Dudley Adams, Globe & Mathematical Instrument Maker to the King & Optician to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales , Fleet Street, 1811, Donna Maria Laxara
The Celestial Globe bearing a cartouche inscribed:
To his most Sacred MAJESTY GEORGE THE THIRD, This New Celestial Globe Containing all the Southern Constellations lately observed at the Cape of Good Hope, & all the Stars in Flamsteed's British Catalogue is most humbly Inscribed by His Majesty's most dutifull & obliged Subjects & Servant Dudley Adams. Made by D. Adams Globe Maker to the King, Optician to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Fleet Street, London, 1809.
Each sphere resting on a tripod mahogany stand united by stretchers and centered by a compass rose, the celestial globe dated 1809, the terrestrial globe dated 1811.
Height 23 inches (58.5 cm), diameter of globe 12 inches (30.5 cm).
Sold for $25,600
Estimated at $2,000 - $4,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Property from the Estate of Alexander M. Laughlin
Dated 1809 and 1810
The Terrestial Globe bearing a cartouche inscribed:
To his most Sacred Majesty George the Third of Great Britain & c, This new globe of the EARTH correctly laid down according to the best Observations & latest Discoveries is most humbly Inscribed By his Majesty's most duthful & obliged Subject & Servant Dudley Adams, Globe & Mathematical Instrument Maker to the King & Optician to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales , Fleet Street, 1811, Donna Maria Laxara
The Celestial Globe bearing a cartouche inscribed:
To his most Sacred MAJESTY GEORGE THE THIRD, This New Celestial Globe Containing all the Southern Constellations lately observed at the Cape of Good Hope, & all the Stars in Flamsteed's British Catalogue is most humbly Inscribed by His Majesty's most dutifull & obliged Subjects & Servant Dudley Adams. Made by D. Adams Globe Maker to the King, Optician to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Fleet Street, London, 1809.
Each sphere resting on a tripod mahogany stand united by stretchers and centered by a compass rose, the celestial globe dated 1809, the terrestrial globe dated 1811.
Height 23 inches (58.5 cm), diameter of globe 12 inches (30.5 cm).
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
The printed gores are largely intact with legible cartography and celestial artwork, toning and slight fading particularly on the celestrial globe, each compass missing their band and glass cover, one needs to be fixed in a better way, each stand with slightly rubbed patina, the brass meridian of the terrestrial globe lacking it's folder. Each horizon ring with small losses to the printed calendar bands and with minor darkening, scattered stained spots and scratches, all consistent with age and use.
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Auction: Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts, May 21, 2025
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings on May 20, 2025
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Plus English & Continental Silver on May 20 & Furniture & Decorative Arts on May 21
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on May 20, 2025 saw strong results for 19th Century & Old Master Paintings & Drawings spanning the Italian Renaissance through the early 19th century. The sale showcased a wide range of landscapes, still lifes, portraits and religious and mythological subjects.
Highlighting the sale was an 18th century French School view of Ships Loading Cargo in a Mediterranean Harbor estimated at $2,500-5,000 that achieved a stunning $38,500. Property of a Distinguished European Collector, the painting depicted a fantastical scene of sailing ships in a harbor surrounded by classical ruins.
The selection of Old Master drawings in the sale featured Studies of a Juvenile Spoonbill, Greenfinch, and Butterfly by Vincenzo Leonardi (Italian, 1589-1657) that sold to a private collector for $20,460, many times its $3,000-5,000 estimate. Consigned by the Estate of Joanne duPont Foster, the watercolor had a distinguished and lengthy provenance dating back to the prominent Roman collector Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657). It was later sold to Pope Clement XI in 1703, and eventually to King George III of England in 1762, leaving the royal collection during the reign of King Edward VII.
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