Oct 17, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture
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Pair of George III Terrestrial and Celestial 18-Inch Mahogany Globes by W. & T. M. Bardin
Circa 1805
Estate / Collection: Estate of Bartlett Burnap
Each on on fluted ring-turned tapering legs joined by a circular stretcher inset with a compass (with later compass paper), on brass caps and casters, the terrestrial globe with printed dedication inscribed 'To the Rt. Honorable SIR JOSEPH BANKS BART. K.B. President of the Royal Society This new British Terrestrial Globe Containing all the latest Discoveries and Communications, from the most correct and authentic Observations and Surveys, to the year 1799 by Capt. Cook and more recent Navigators. Engraved from an accurate Drawing by Mr. Arrowsmith, geographer, Is respectfully Dedicated by his most obedient hble. servants W. & T.M. Bardin; Additions to 1807'; additionally inscribed 'Manufactured & Sold Wholesale & Retail by W & T. M. Bardin 16 Salisbury Square Fleet Street London.', the celestial globe with printed dedication inscribed 'To the Rev Nevil Maskelyne. D.D.F.R.S Astronomer Royal. This new British Celestial Globe Containing the Positions of nearly 6000 Stars, Clusters, Nebulae, Planetary Nebulae & Correctly laid down to 1800 from the latest obsevations and discoveries by Dr. Maskelyne, Dr. Herschel, The Revd. Fr. Wollaston &c.; &c.; is respectfully Dedicated by his most obedient hble servants W. & T.M. Bardin;'; and additionally inscribed 'Manufactured & Sold Wholesale & Retail by W. & T. M. Bardin 16 Salisbury Square Fleet Street London'.
Height 45 inches (112 cm), diameter 18 inches (46 cm)
Keith Banham, The Clock House, London, 1974
Sold for $20,480
Estimated at $7,000 - $9,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Estate of Bartlett Burnap
Each on on fluted ring-turned tapering legs joined by a circular stretcher inset with a compass (with later compass paper), on brass caps and casters, the terrestrial globe with printed dedication inscribed 'To the Rt. Honorable SIR JOSEPH BANKS BART. K.B. President of the Royal Society This new British Terrestrial Globe Containing all the latest Discoveries and Communications, from the most correct and authentic Observations and Surveys, to the year 1799 by Capt. Cook and more recent Navigators. Engraved from an accurate Drawing by Mr. Arrowsmith, geographer, Is respectfully Dedicated by his most obedient hble. servants W. & T.M. Bardin; Additions to 1807'; additionally inscribed 'Manufactured & Sold Wholesale & Retail by W & T. M. Bardin 16 Salisbury Square Fleet Street London.', the celestial globe with printed dedication inscribed 'To the Rev Nevil Maskelyne. D.D.F.R.S Astronomer Royal. This new British Celestial Globe Containing the Positions of nearly 6000 Stars, Clusters, Nebulae, Planetary Nebulae & Correctly laid down to 1800 from the latest obsevations and discoveries by Dr. Maskelyne, Dr. Herschel, The Revd. Fr. Wollaston &c.; &c.; is respectfully Dedicated by his most obedient hble servants W. & T.M. Bardin;'; and additionally inscribed 'Manufactured & Sold Wholesale & Retail by W. & T. M. Bardin 16 Salisbury Square Fleet Street London'.
Height 45 inches (112 cm), diameter 18 inches (46 cm)
Provenance:Keith Banham, The Clock House, London, 1974
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Previous restorations to both; celestial globe stand with sunfading, substantial losses to horizon ring and with sunfading, chips to later varnish, inpainting and replacments, small repaired break to top of one support at junction of leg, plugged to juncture below brass support; globe with age cracks, crack extending from Orion through Canis Major to Argo Navis, abrasions, scratches and scuffs, craquelure to varnish, staining, inpainting and losses to surface throughout, later compass paper; terrestrial globe stand with with sunfading, substantial losses to horizon ring and with sunfading, chips to later varnish, inpainting and replacments, small plugged break to one support at junction of bottom support; terrestrial globe with age cracks, repairs and inpainting along and above the equator extending from Borneo to Grenada, later compass paper.
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Auction: Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture, Oct 17, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on October 16, 2024
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Dutch artist Adriaen van Salm's “Pen Painting” of Whalers in the Arctic Achieves $127,500
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
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We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Fine Art
NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction on October 16, 2024 drew international competition for Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. Determined bidders on both sides of the Atlantic vied for landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and religious and mythological subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Highlighting the sale was an early 18th century nautical painting by Dutch artist Adriaen van Salm (1660-1720) that achieved $127,500. An exceptional example of “Pen Painting,” the work depicted a fascinating scene of Whalers in the Arctic. To read an essay by Specialist Elaine Stainton, click here.
Old Master drawings featured a beautifully executed rendering in brown ink and wash from the Collection of Eldo Netto depicting Archers in a Landscape that soared past its estimate to realize $32,000 amid speculation that it was possibly by the 17th century French master Claude Lorrain.
Additional Categories in the Sale
Special sections of the sale also showcased The Collection of Eldo Netto and English & Continental Silver on Oct 16, and Russian Works of Art and English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts on Oct 17.
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