PHILIPS 6 INCH (15cm) ANTIQUE CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION & WITH FREE SHIPPING Start Price USD 49.00 Current Price USD 1,572.00 Time Left - Bid Count 20 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Saturday, September 13, 2008 Location London See more about ' PHILIPS 6 INCH (15cm) ANTIQUE CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBE ' Description FREE SHIPPING!     OFFERED FOR SALE HERE IS A VERY FINE ANTIQUE, SIX INCH DIAMETER (15cm) CELESTIAL TABLE GLOBE, BY GEORGE PHILIP & SON, MADE CIRCA 1898   THE MAKER'S CARTOUCHE READS -   'PHILIP'S POPULAR CELESTIAL GLOBE MAGNITUDES 1ST. 2ND. 3RD. 4TH. 5TH LONDON G. PHILIP & SON 32 FLEET ST. '   THIS BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE GLOBE IS MADE OF A PAPIER MACHE CORE, WHICH IS COVERED IN PLASTER, ONTO WHICH ARE LAID TWELVE DARK BLUE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED GORES AND TWO POLAR CALOTTES, WITH YELLOW PRINT, THE EQUATORIAL GRADUATED IN HOURS. THE LINE OF CELESTIAL LATITUDE AT XV, GRADUATED IN DEGREES, THE ECLIPTIC UNGRADUATED. THE CONSTELLATIONS SHOWN BY DOTTED LINES JOINING THE STARS AND UNBROKEN LINES AS BOUNDARIES. THE STARS TO FIVE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE, SOME NAMED, MOST LABELLED WITH GREEK LETTERS.   THE GLOBE IS 10 1/2 INCHES HIGH (27cm)   THE GLOBE SPINS IN A SOLID, SQUARE SECTIONED BRONZE, HALF MERIDIAN RING WHICH IS MOUNTED ONTO AN ATTRACTIVE TURNED FRUITWOOD PLINTH AND BASE   THE GLOBE IS IN NEAR MINT, ORIGINAL CONDITION AND IS WITHOUT DAMAGE   THIS IS A TRULY LOVELY LITTLE GLOBE AND I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY ENOUGH!        PLEASE DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU HAVE MORE THAN FOUR POSITIVE FEEDBACKS WITHOUT FIRST CONTACTING ME WITH YOUR NAME & EMAIL ADDRESS OR YOUR BID WILL BE CANCELLED!   FREE SHIPPING! I WILL SHIP THIS GLOBE WORLDWIDE, WITH VERY CAREFUL AND PROFESSIONAL PACKING AND WITH TRACKING AND FOR FREE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!   THE RESERVE PRICE IS LOW SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME WHAT IT IS       GOOD LUCK!   Place a Bid!