'Only known copy' of Blaeu's first pocket globe makes treble-estimate at Christie’s
Willem Janszoon Blaeu is one of the more famous names in the history of map and globe making and at Christie’s (25/20/13.5/% buyer’s premium), the tiny pocket globe attributed to him shown here was sold for a treble-estimate £230,000.
It was part of a 30-lot sale of treasures from the private collections of one of the most famous E…