PAIR OF MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE DESK ACCESSORIES: TERRESTRIAL GLOBE AND SAILING YACHT MODEL

A CHARMING PAIR OF VINTAGE DESK ORNAMENTS COMPRISING A BLACK TERRESTRIAL GLOBE ON CHROME STAND AND A DECORATIVE SAILING YACHT MODEL WITH DUAL CANVAS SAILS ON WOODEN BASE. BOTH PIECES EXEMPLIFY THE MID-CENTURY AESTHETIC POPULAR IN OFFICE AND STUDY ENVIRONMENTS DURING THE 1950S-1960S.

GLOBE:
THE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE FEATURES A BLACK SPHERE WITH SILVER PRINTED GEOGRAPHICAL DETAIL, MOUNTED ON A POLISHED CHROME PEDESTAL BASE WITH CIRCULAR FOOT. THE GLOBE ROTATES ON ITS AXIS, ALLOWING FOR INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY. THE PRINTED CARTOGRAPHY SHOWS CONTINENTS AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES IN A SIMPLIFIED, PERIOD-APPROPRIATE STYLE.

YACHT MODEL:
THE SAILING YACHT IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A METAL HULL IN NAVY BLUE AND CREAM, FEATURING DUAL CANVAS SAILS IN SOFT GREEN AND GREY TONES WITH PRINTED CARTOGRAPHIC DETAIL SUGGESTING VINTAGE NAUTICAL CHARTS. THE SAILS ARE MOUNTED ON A CENTRAL MAST WITH METAL FITTINGS. THE MODEL IS MOUNTED ON A TURQUOISE-PAINTED WOODEN BASE, PROVIDING STABLE DISPLAY. THE CONSTRUCTION DEMONSTRATES HAND-PAINTED DETAILING AND PERIOD CRAFTSMANSHIP.

CONDITION:
GLOBE: THE METAL STAND SHOWS PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE PAINTED SURFACE OF THE SPHERE DISPLAYS MINOR FADING AND SURFACE MARKS. THE CHROME BASE RETAINS ITS LUSTRE WITH MINOR OXIDATION SPOTS. THE GLOBE ROTATES SMOOTHLY.

YACHT: THE CANVAS SAILS SHOW AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION WITH VISIBLE PAINT LOSS AND STAINING, PARTICULARLY TO THE GREY SAIL. THE WOODEN HULL AND BASE DISPLAY SURFACE WEAR AND PATINA. THE BRASS MAST FITTINGS SHOW OXIDATION. THE OVERALL STRUCTURE REMAINS STABLE AND SOUND.

DIMENSIONS:
GLOBE: APPROXIMATELY 27 CM HEIGHT TO TOP OF SPHERE
YACHT: APPROXIMATELY 28 CM HEIGHT TO TOP OF MAST, 28 CM WIDTH ACROSS SAILS

THESE PIECES REPRESENT CHARMING EXAMPLES OF MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES, SUITABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE OFFICE FURNISHINGS, NAUTICAL THEMES, OR PERIOD DESK DÉCOR.

Item Size: Height: 28cm, Width: 28cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548772+9

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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