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Lot 23A

20TH CENTURY TABLE ORRERY.

21 September 2015, 13:00 EDT
New York

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20TH CENTURY TABLE ORRERY.

Twelve sided mahogany base mounted with plain brass armillary bands and ecliptic on baluster pillars, the tellurium showing the annual motions of Mercury, Venus and the Earth and Moon around a central Sun, the movement operated by hand crank at the side. 12" (30.5cm) high.

Based on the late 18th century miniature orrery by Edward Troughton (1753-1835) in the collection of the Science Museum, London.

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