An Early Bronze Celestial Globe
late 17th/early 18th CENTURY
·······
L O T 16
-
The surface engraved with symbols, segmented areas, an equator and longitudinal lines.
-
Brown and black oxidation to surface, some pitting and dents.
-
In the Johannesburg collection of David Mokoena until 1977, later owned by Sofia Christou in Athens. Christou's estate liquidated the piece in 2002.
LOT 16
An Early Bronze Celestial Globe