This elegant floor globe by George Phillip and Son of
July 28th, 2005
This elegant floor globe by George Phillip and Son of London is an example of the highly specialized globes popular at the turn of the century. This Merchant Shipper model displayed shipping routes with distances and travel times; it sold for $6050. Phillip's 19th-century globes bore the name Malby, but in the 20th century they used their own name. Chuck DeLuca's (Maritime Auctions) Hyannis, Massachusetts, marine auction, July 20, 1996.
$6050.
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