A PAIR OF GEORGE III LIBRARY GLOBES BY CARY early 19th century

one Celestial, the other Terrestrial, on compass form mahogany tripod stands with brass cap castors, and enclosing compasses.  Distressed, losses.

The terrestrial globe with extensive dirt and staining which would benefit from cleaning, continuous age crack at equator line with numerous chips and losses especially the areas around South East Asia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean, with some areas of infilling and inpainting, losses to area around Antarctica, three repaired breaks to horizon ring, compass lacking needle and glass, the celestial globe with extensive dirt and staining which would benefit from cleaning, with infilled hole to top, some minor cracks and small loss to bottom of globe, three repaired breaks to horizon ring, quarter supports with replaced section at one end at join with stem each with old repaired breaks, compass lacking needle and glass, one caster loose but present, overall with old marks, stains and scratches.
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Although the signature can be read, the discolored varnish does not allow the full inscription and date to be deciphered.