Royal Illuminated Swarovski Globe

Royal Illuminated Swarovski Globe

Key Features

• Globe ball diameter 40cm (16")
• Acrylic ball with 240 hand laid Swarovski crystals
• Gloss, gold-lacquered steel base & meridian
• Dual mapping showing political mapping when unlit, and physical features when lit

About This Globe

A truly special item.

This globe features 240 individual Swarovski crystals, painstakingly hand laid to each globe, highlighting the world’s capital and major cities. A master craftsperson spends at least an entire working day adding the Swarovski crystals to complete each model. Each crystal shines like a beacon when lit, a magnificent sight.

The globe ball itself is made from high quality acrylic with the map laid in strips by hand to create a truly accurate piece of art. 2-3 layers of lacquer are then hand applied, using a clean room to remove particles in the air that might land on the globe's surface, to protect the finish of this product.

The steel base and meridian are lacquered with a gloss gold finish to perfectly compliment the Royal colour scheme of the map.

This Royal Swarovski globe features some of the most beautiful beige/yellow toned mapping ever seen on a globe. Both lit and unlit country boundaries are clearly visible, with ocean currents, shipping routes and extraordinary detail. With the light on, mountains, deserts and forests appear as textures on the surface. The mountains in particular are so detailed that they give a 3D appearance.

All focus of this truly magnificent 40cm diameter globe will be drawn to the globe ball, as the minimalist design of gloss gold-lacquered steel base and meridian helps only to enhance the globe's brilliance. This globe is illuminated via a cable and looks fantastic lit up in a moderately dark room. Perfect for evenings in.

German quality at its best!

Cartography

• Up-to-date antique ocean cartography
• Cartography designed in Germany
• Dual mapping showing two types of mapping when illuminated and non-illuminated
• Textured mountains ‘effect’ when illuminated
• Ocean currents and shipping routes

Map Detail

• Antique Ocean globe
• Highly detailed map with several thousand place names

Base & Meridian

• Gloss, gold-lacquered Steel Base
• Gloss, gold-lacquered Steel Meridian