Details
The various countries and landmasses set with circular-cut sapphires, emeralds and rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds with gold meridian, raised on a lapis lazuli and chalcedony domed base with a border of cabochon sapphires and rubies, on a black painted wood base and plexiglass case, apparently unmarked
714 in. (18.4 cm.) high, the globe
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 3 December 1998, lot 277.
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An identical example of this model was sold from The Collection of Dr. Peter D. Sommer, Christie's, London, 4 December 2014, lot 192.

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