COLUMBUS-VERLAG PAUL OESTERGAARD K.G
COLUMBUS-DUO STANDING GLOBE, CIRCA 1954
£850
Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860
Auction: 11 April 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
stained walnut, plated metal, aluminium and glass
Dimensions
72cm wide, 111cm high
Footnote
Note: Columbus-Verlag Paul Oestergaard GmbH is the oldest producing globe manufacturer in the world. At the beginning of the 20th century two brothers, Peter and Paul Oestergaard began producing globes, and released their first globe in 1904, setting up a cartographic publishing house in 1909. In 1919 the firm was producing globes in 24 languages.