8-inch Terrestrial Globe by C. Abel-Klinger, c. 1855

Nuremberg, made up of twelve printed gores and two polar calottes on plaster sphere, continents in beige with shaded outlines, labeled in Dutch, Australia designated "Nieuw Holland", Tasmania "Van Diemens Eil", Canada as "Nw. Noord Wales" and "Nw. Zuid Wales", with cartouche: "De Aarde volgens de nieuwste ontdekkingen, Uitgave van C. Abel-Klinger te Neurenberg", calibrated brass meridian ring, mahogany stand with baluster-turned legs and paper horizon ring with marked compass points, months and zodiacal houses, ht. 12 in. (30 cm), overall good, legs shortened, meridian ring unsupported, dent below Siberia, minor fills, rubs and losses, scratches around equator, old wood split in horizon ring. - An attractive mid-19th globe.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)