Lot #46: Vintage 1967 Italian Floor Globe Bar – Pierre Duval / Nicolas Sanson Cartography

Vintage 1967 Italian Floor Globe Bar – Pierre Duval / Nicolas Sanson Cartography An exceptional mid-century Italian-made rolling floor globe bar, combining functional barware storage with 17th-century decorative cartography. Manufactured in Rimini, Italy, and dated 1967, this piece features a hinged lid that opens to reveal a spacious, felt-lined cocktail cabinet. The exterior is wrapped in detailed paper gore transfers reproducing the historic maps of French royal geographers Pierre Duval and Nicolas Sanson, finished with a warm, antiqued amber lacquer. The upper hemisphere lifts away via a brass-toned meridian arm to access the internal bottle rack and glassware storage. The entire unit is supported by a classic four-legged turned wood stand connected by a cross-stretcher base on smooth-rolling casters for easy mobility. Origin: Made in Italy (Rimini region) Date of Manufacture: 1967 (Inscribed H.C.M. 1967 Rimini) Exterior Cartography: Pierre Duval (Géographe du Roy), detailing Septentrionalis (North America), Mar Del Nord, and L'Europe Interior Cartography: Nicolas Sanson (d'Abbeville), featuring a detailed Globo Celeste (Celestial Star Map) with mythological constellations Horizon Ring: Complete astrological zodiac calendar ring with Latin text and illustrated signs Interior Features: Green felt-lined storage, central metal bottle guard ring, and multi-glass perimeter capacity Dimensions: 31inD x 40inH Pickup category timeslot {A}