A German 10 Inch Terrestrial Globe on Brass Atlas Stand

Germany, circa 1930s, paper gore construction printed in color, cartouche signed "Columbus / Volksglobus / Bearbeitet Von C. Luther / Columbus-Verlag G.M.B.H / Berlin-Lichterfelde," with brass full meridian frame, atop a cast brass base figuring three Atlas figures on a stepped tripartite terrace with acanthus and paw feet.

20 1/2 in.

Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina

Globe countries printed in color-coded detail, outlining each colony with the same color as the current occupying country.

Brass meridian frames without degree measurements; bases with some white spotting to crevices.