MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY GLOBE - Lot 223

MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY GLOBE BY GEORGE FREDERICK, CRUCHLEY, ENGLISH WORK In mahogany, papier maché and chased gilt bronze, the globe inscribed "Cruchley's new terrestrial globe from the latest discoveries towards the North Pole and the new settlements and divisions of Australia, New Zealand California, Texas & C. london C.F. Cruchley Map seller globe maker and publisher 81 Fleet Street", set in a ring reproducing the calendar and signs of the Zodiac, resting on a baluster shaft terminating in three cambered uprights joined by a crotch shelf fitted with a compass, restorations. Height: 95 cm. Ring diameter: 51 cm. (accidents, including at the top of the globe; restorations, scratches and wear). George Frederick Cruchley took over the Cary family's successful globe production business in 1850. The company had been founded in the late 18th century by John Cary, often working alongside his brother William, an instrument maker. Globes were then produced by John's sons, George and John Jnr, until the 1850s. Cary globes, like those made by the Newton family, were more expensive and popular than those produced in Europe in the first half of the 19th century. Cruchley continued their fine craftsmanship until around 1876.