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Prices for antique globes range from less than $500 for smaller 1930s models to as much as $2 million for rare 16th-century specimens. \u2018For a pair of high-quality early 19th-century English floor globes in very good condition, you\u2019re looking at $200,000 to $250,000,\u2019 says Glazer. Floor globes, rather than those designed to sit on a table, generate the most interest. \u2018They tend to sell the best because they fit the concept of a globe that people have in their mind, which they might have picked up from a movie or a visit to a library.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Globes are also sound investments. Prices for floor globes doubled between 2000 and 2008 \u2014 with the value of some 1940s and 1950s \u2018black ocean\u2019 globes tripling over this period. This is a reflection of a recent rise in interest in modernism and 20th-century decorative arts in general, Glazer says. \u2018Twenty or 30 years ago, this kind of thing was considered junk. I\u2019d certainly rather have my money invested in my inventory of globes than in company stock at the moment.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Christie\u2019s South Kensington sells globes at its biannual travel, science and natural history auctions. James Hyslop, the auction house\u2019s scientific instruments and globes specialist, says that tiny pocket globes (see picture) are proving even more popular than many larger models. \u2018They were created in the 18th and 19th centuries, predominantly by English makers. Prices for these have shot up \u2014 especially for 18th-century models, which have fetched up to \u00a311,000 at auction.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Pocket globes tend to be around three inches in diameter, and often come in spherical fish-skin cases decorated with maps and charts on the inside. They are more practical for those interested in building a large collection, simply because they don\u2019t take up as much space as desk or floor globes. As George Glazer says, \u2018I don\u2019t know anybody who has a room containing 20 or 40 floor globes \u2014 other than me.\u2019<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Spectator<\/strong>
\n“Value Under the Microscope”
\nby Scott Payton
\nMarch 11, 2009<\/p>\n

The British magazine\u00a0The Spectator<\/strong> explored the growing popularity of the collectors\u2019 market for historic scientific instruments, including globes, sundials and microscopes. George was interviewed for the article. An excerpt of the part containing George\u2019s comments follows:<\/p>\n

As the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin\u2019s birth, and as awareness of climate change continues to rise, interest in the natural sciences is soaring. This is rubbing off on the collectors\u2019 market in scientific instruments, with globes, sundials and microscopes proving particularly popular.<\/em><\/p>\n

The appeal of globes is especially broad \u2014 because they are scientific instruments, decorative objects and comprehensive cartographical histories wrapped into a single package, says George Glazer, a former attorney who now runs a globe dealership on the Upper East Side of Manhattan (www.georgeglazer.com). \u2018You could argue that a globe is the ultimate item to own, because it is so many things in one,\u2019 he says.
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