Best Desk Globes in the World
by Mark Jeffery, globemaker at goodwoodglobes
If, when you think of a desk globe, your mind conjures up a 12-inch diameter plastic sphere printed in gaudy colours, think again!
This curated collection includes some of the most striking desk globes you can buy from around the world.
Monarch 12″ – Replogle Globes
This striking, slate grey globe is mounted in a wrought-iron yoke on a marble base.
Price: $166.75
Didier Robert de Vaugondy – Lander & May
This 10-inch diameter facsimile of an 1812 Vaugondy globe, complete with elaborate horizon and meridian rings, is a suprisingly affordable historical desk globe.
Price: £490 (around $650)
Blackwater Globe – Greaves & Thomas
A 12-inch diameter globe with a striking, dark design that sets it apart from other modern globes.
Available on a two different styles of black base, optionally with a brass or chrome meridian.
Prices: £145 – £325 (around $200 – $450)
The Livingstone – Bellerby & Co Globemakers
The Livingstone is a classic desk globe, hand-painted by the artisans at UK-based Bellerby & Co, mounted on a hand-turned cherry, walnut, oak, London plane or ebonised hardwood base, with brass pieces made in the globemakers’ Derbyshire foundry. You won’t find a more beautiful traditional 14-inch desk globe.
Prices: £2,499 – £2,899 (around $3,300 – $3,900)
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