J. Forest (globe maker)
E. Girard (geographical editor)
20-Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe
"Physique Politique Historique"
Paris: c. 1924-30
Wood Art Deco stand
34 inches high, 28 inches diameter overall
Provenance: A private villa in Palm Springs, California
Price on Request
20-Inch French Art Deco Floor Globe
J. Forest, Paris: c. 1924-30
J. Forest, Paris: c. 1924-30
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The large globe in calibrated full meridian, the horizon band with colorful paper calendar, the zodiac figures richly illustrated as classical figures. The wood stand with full frieze, the three rectangular tapering legs joined by three curved quadrants that support the meridian and end in a terminal turned finial. The flat planes of the legs are similar to those popular in the neoclassical period of the late 18th century, but adapted here to the streamlined Art Deco style. The globe shows present-day St. Petersburg, Russia, as "Leningrad (Petrograd)," so was likely made just after Petrograd became Leningrad, in the period between 1924 to 1930, during the golden era of the French Art Deco movement.
Titled Globe Physique Politique Historique [Physical, Political, Historical Globe], colonies and protectorates of France, England, Spain, Holland, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Japan and the U.S. are outlined in different colors, according to a key to "Colonies et Protectorats." Cartographic information listed in the legend includes independent nations, provinces and tribal areas; capitals, major and smaller cities; completed and planned railroad lines; state and provincial boundaries; warm and cold ocean currents; navigation routes; underwater cables; rivers, marshes, glaciers and icefields; altitudes; and year of discovery. Oceans are blue, land is cream-colored, and colonies and protectorates are outlined in pink, red, yellow, white and green.
Read more about J. Forest in our Guide to Globe Makers.
Cartouche: GLOBE/ Physique Politique Historique/ Echelle 25.000.000 ou 1 millimètre pour 25 kilom./ Dressé par/ J. FOREST/ E. GIRARD, Géographe Editeur/ 17, Rue de Buci, 17/ PARIS
Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning, surface wear, abrasions and cracks to globe and horizon band, neatly restored. Stand very good with the usual overall wear and shrinkage.