Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 27 April 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 27 April 2026

Catalogue

Lot 554: A Pair of Italian Old World Style Rotating Globe Bookends

This auction ended on April 27, 2026.

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £26

A pair of wooden bookends, each featuring a rotating terrestrial globe. The globes are decorated in a vintage Old World style with printed cartographic details and text in Italian, including Zona Torrida, Zona Temp Sett, and historical place names such as Russia and Tartaria. Each globe is mounted within a wooden ring support on a dark-stained L-shaped wooden base with rounded edges.

Depth: 14 cm.