A pair of decorative bookends, each featuring a rotating terrestrial globe. The globes are finished with antique-style map transfers in a palette of cream and blue, featuring various cartographic labels in Latin and English, including ASIA, OCEANUS MERIDIONALIS, and MARE DE INDIA. Each globe is mounted within a dark-finished meridian ring detailed with gilded degree markings. The globes are supported on L-shaped wooden bases with a dark-stained, polished finish and rounded corners.
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