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Here's the latest spin on antique and modern globes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There's a galaxy of globes out there. Celestial globes map stars and constellations. Lunar globes depict the craters, seas and mountain ranges of Earth's moon. Terrestrial globes, the most common type, represent the world's continents, countries and cities. All show places in

Publication: Capital (Annapolis)

A world of difference: Makers put a new spin on antique, modern globes

There's a galaxy of globes out there. Celestial globes map stars and constellations. Lunar globes depict the craters, seas and mountain ranges of Earth's moon. Terrestrial globes, the most common type, represent the world's continents, countries and cities. All show places in small spheres, making

Publication: Sunday Gazette-Mail

Small worlds. (antique globes) (includes related articles on antique globe collecting and where to see, buy and learn more about antique globes)

Collectors are responding to the universal appeal of globes. Although the ancient Greeks used spherical models to represent the surface of the earth, globe production did not begin in earnest until the 15th and 16th centuries. Many of the earliest globes and maps charted the heavens rather than the

Publication: Country Living

Antiques guide lists 12 shops

The Antiques Shop Guide -- Fitzwilliam and Richmond, N.H., has been revised and updated and is available free of charge. The guide includes a map of Routes 119 and 32 in the Mount Monadnock area and lists the names and descriptions of 12 antique shops, plus area inns. For a copy, mail a

Publication: The Boston Globe

antiques: Auction tips from across the globe.(Features)

W E flew 4,000 miles, stayed in an all-inclusive hotel in Barbados and found ourselves eating dinner at a table next to an auctioneer from Llangollen! What's more, Andrew CondA is also a regular reader of this column. So who better to answer the question: What makes a good auctioneer? He gave us

Publication: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Antique with some upgrades [Corrected 12/19/06]

HOME OF THE WEEK 11 Tyngsboro Road, Westford Price $459,900 Style Antique farmhouse Built 1730 Square feet 2,836 Rooms 9 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 Sewer Septic PHOTO GALLERY For a slide show of this and other recent homes of the week, go to boston.com/ realestate. The entry to this home is directly

Publication: The Boston Globe

Antique auto show returns July 12

From Brass Era autos to rods and on to the sports cars of 1970, the 21st annual Bay State Antique Auto Club show July 12 will have them all -- last year more than 900 cars showed up. The show is held on the grand grounds of the Endicott Estate, East Street, Dedham -- a house once considered too

Publication: The Boston Globe

Chart your course to old maps, globes; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antique shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Candy container: glass Locomotive 1028 candy container: $60. Burma Shave sign: "Bearded Lady Tried a Jar, Now She's a Movie Star," 1950s, 22 x 12 inches: $80. Orphan Annie doll: molded, painted composition head and arms, cloth body and legs, original outfit, marked "Famous Artists Synd.," 1930s, 141 2 inches: $95. Cookie hat: Valentina black straw, with black crepe chin tie, 1950s: $115. Big Boy doll: Dakin, copyright 1970, 81 2 inches: $180. Figurine: Royal Doulton, silversmith, Williamsburg, HN 2208: $225. Heisey candelabra: Old Williamsburg pattern, three lights, pair: $475. American flag: hand-sewn gauze, 18 stars, circa 1812, 51 2 x 73 4 feet: $540. Writing table: Biedermeier, walnut, rectangular top slides to writing surface, two drawers, columnar supports, carved plinth, 30 x 34 x 19 inches: $4,315. Nickelodeon: Coinola, cupids at top, stained-glass panels, piano and mandolin sounds, 1920, 55 inches: $8,550.

Maps and globes made in the 18th and 19th centuries are becoming more popular with collectors. Perhaps it is because the boundaries for so many countries have changed. The first printed maps in England were made in 1573 by Christopher Saxton. He produced an atlas with 37 county maps and a large

Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel