Bellerby & Co. Globemakers 2017 NetJets Commission Mini Desk Globe

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Bellerby & Co Globemakers — 2017 NetJets Bespoke Commission, 22cm Mini Desk Globe, "NetJets Blue" Exclusive Colorway, Original Flight Case

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A rare bespoke commission from Bellerby & Co Globemakers, London — one of the world's foremost handcraft globe studios — produced in 2017 exclusively for NetJets, the Berkshire Hathaway private aviation company.

This 22cm Mini Desk Globe features "NetJets Blue," an exclusive colorway created specifically for NetJets based on their corporate palette and not available to the public. The ocean is hand-painted in this proprietary blue; the continents rendered in warm parchment tones. The Pacific face carries a hand-calligraphed inscription in elegant script: "Miles flown 636,265" — the accumulated flight mileage of the recipient, representing roughly 25.5 circumnavigations of the Earth.

The globe sits on a custom machined aluminum rotational base fitted with Bellerby's signature ball-bearing mechanism, allowing 360-degree movement in any direction. The base is engraved "NETJETS" on the central disc.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
— 22cm Bellerby & Co Mini Desk Globe, hand-painted
— Custom machined aluminum ball-bearing base (engraved)
— Original Bellerby & Co Globemakers aluminum flight case, black foam-lined, fully intact
— Confirmed Bellerby commission record on file

PROVENANCE
Commissioned by NetJets, 2017. Confirmed by Bellerby & Co Globemakers studio (London) as a bespoke corporate commission for a private NetJets owner. "NetJets Blue" colorway confirmed by Bellerby as exclusive to this commission with no public representation. Acquired from estate sale.

CONDITION
Excellent. Globe surface clean and undamaged. Base engraving crisp. Flight case fully intact with no foam deterioration.

A comparable new bespoke commission from Bellerby & Co today would start at £3,000–£5,000 before personalization. This piece is one of a kind and cannot be reordered. See less