$2,600
Matter Through Matter. Pasadena, Okito-Williams, ca. 2000. A solid, unbroken sheet of green fabric is attached to an easel. The magician lowers a panel with a central hole over the fabric and can immediately pass solid objects through a hole in the panel, and through the sheet of fabric, as well. Elaborately decorated in the style of Okito, with Asian decals, red and gold lacquer. Bears an engraved metal nameplate of the builder on the reverse. 15 x 23". One of ten examples manufactured. With original instruction manual. Very minor wear to finish at the edge of one surface, otherwise very good condition. In an effort to duplicate Okito's craftsmanship almost exactly, Williams used metric hardware when fabricating this apparatus. The trick was described in Greater Magic (1938) in the following terms: "No other word than exquisite suffices to describe this piece made by Theo Bamberg (Okito). The trick is now well known but this apparatus is truly a museum piece.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-05-22
