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Lot 440W

[Delamarche & Cie.]
A Copernican Armillary Sphere with Orrery. [Paris: c.1850.]

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

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[Delamarche & Cie.]

A Copernican Armillary Sphere with Orrery. [Paris: c.1850.] Enclosing an internal orrery, diameter 12.5 inches (320 mm). the armillary with a central papered sun-ball, the planetary orbits of 10 planets from Mercury to Saturn represented by curved quadrant metal arms with papered discs at the end, earth presented as a metal ball on a fixed arm, the "orrery" set at the center of an armillary sphere, with red and blue painted pasteboard equinox and solstice meridians, the horizon band covered with reproduction(?) printed zodiac. Mounted on an ebonized wooden stand with turned central pillar and base. Overall height 21 inches (535 mm).
WITH: [Delamarche(?), F .C.] A Copernican Armillary Sphere. [Paris: c.1810.] Diameter 12 inches (305 mm). Central gold painted sunball, and metal armature with driving band to a small 20 mm diameter earth ball, with paper gores, four wooden circles presenting the courses of Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Venus. The internal orrery set inside Equinox and solstice meridians, with engraved papered scales and zodiacal figures. Mounted on an ebonized wooden stand, with turned central pillar and base. Overall height 21 inches (535 mm).

Two early 19th century "Delamarche type" armillary spheres with internal orreries, in fine condition.

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