14" Mother of Pearl GEMSTONE GLOBE with GOLD Stand

The globe is beautiful and great quality

Came well packaged, and over a year later it's still as beautiful as the day I unboxed it. Everyone who comes to my home admires it. Highly recommend!

Beautiful product, best gift I’ve bought myself in years. The red print is difficult to read, however that could be due to a combination of the font color and middle age syndrome.

My husband loved it. It looks fantastic in his library. I got it for his Christmas gift. He has wanted for one for a long time. Great quality and absolutely beautiful. Again as with all these gemstone globes not exact but well made and a great holiday gift a great price.

Globe arrived FEDX in 2-3 weeks using the "expedited delivery" option. It was encased in styrofoam inside a larger box marked "Made in China/Fragile" and arrived in good condition. I've noticed that the top spindle on the frame is slightly misaligned with the corresponding fitting atop globe. The defect is cosmetic only and barely noticeable. Also, a small white speck or so can be seen under what appears to be a smooth clear-coat surface. These look like imperfections in the stones or possibly fine dust particles trapped under the finish. Again, they are very minor and only the most detail oriented individual would notice. Overall, this globe is a work of beauty. We display it prominently atop a built-in bookcase and close to a framed sunset/seascape photo. Globe and photo complement each other nicely. The effect is truly stunning.Now, for the negatives. This isn't something you would use to plan a world tour or for your kids to complete a school geography lesson. The stone cuttings approximate the different countries nicely - but aren't perfect replicas. Neither states nor Canadian provinces are outlined or named. Major terrain features and river systems are lacking. About a dozen U.S. cities are marked - almost exclusively along the eastern and western seaboards. In the sad case of my home state Michigan, the upper portion of the lower peninsula north of Traverse City is missing. And our upper peninsula (known here as the "UP") appears to have been ceded to Canada. Most of the Great Lakes are missing as well. However, relative positions of countries and continents appear remarkably accurate with many major cities noted, including a good many in Asia and Europe. While the globe's 9" diameter is artistically pleasing, a serious student of geography would do well to go with 12" or larger.I've read a little about gemstone globes and know (1) $100 is a very good price for such an elegant globe and (2) gemstone globes, being top heavy, can through time and use revert to an "upside down" condition owing to the land masses (depicted in stone) being heavier in the northern hemisphere. Since it sounds like a difficult condition to correct, we'll attempt to stress the moveable parts where the globe affixes to frame and where the frame "tilts" as little as possible. For this reason, I wouldn't recommend one of these for heavy use by children or others. Overall, we are pleased with this purchase and looking forward to years of enjoyment.Rating: Quality of Construction 4, Functionality 3, Aesthetic Appeal 5, Value for Price Paid ($100) 4, Overall Rating 4

The globe is really a piece of art, just as it was advertised. For my personal taste I would have liked something a little less "shiny" but that's on me - not a knock on the product itself.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! More of a novelty, art piece than something you would want to teach your children off of. I love it!!! It was packaged very safely. I would highly recommend for a beautiful piece of decor.

The globe is absolutely beautiful. The base does not look as good., it is a bit too flashy. I think bronze would look better. But overall, it looks great.