Double-Ended Drawer Box. European, ca. 1910. Handsome hardwood box with inlaid design. The drawer is opened, shown empty, and closed. Opened again a moment later, the box is now filled to overflowing. Double-ended gimmick. 11 ¾” long. Minor wear to finish.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Drawer Box. European [?], ca. 1920. Handsome mahogany wooden drawer box which is shown empty. When the drawer is re-opened, it is full of any Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Wand Drawer Box. American, ca. 1930. Oblong box is shown empty, then closed; when reopened, the drawer is full. Includes two sets of nesting magic Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Wand Drawer Box. American, ca. 1930. Oblong box can be shown empty, then closed; when opened again, the drawer is full. Includes two sets of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
Ticking Watch Box. European, ca. 1870s. A borrowed watch is locked inside the beautifully crafted mahogany box, cloth-lined and bearing a mirror on the inside Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Drawer Box. French, ca. 1885. Burled maple drawer box with unusual gimmick. Felt-lined base with hold-back mechanism. 5 ½ x 9 x 4 ½”. Very Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Die Box. European, ca. 1950. Four-door die box for the classic transposition effect. A wooden die vanishes from the box and reappears elsewhere. Includes wooden Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Die Box. European, ca. 1900. Handsome early die box for the traditional sucker effect. Operates with a sliding carriage for the shell. Fine burled wooden Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Card Changing Box. European, ca. 1870 [?]. A torn card is restored when placed inside the box. All-metal construction. Mirror inside lid. Lovely hand-painted finish Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Miniature Silver Drawer Box. London, ca. 1910. Matches appear in the empty drawer. 1 7/8 x 1 3/8”. Sterling silver, hallmarked. Gimmick a bit finicky. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
Drawer Box. American, ca. 1940. A box with sliding drawer is shown empty; a moment later, it is filled to overflowing with various items, including Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
