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Taschenspielen. European, ca. 1880. Steel engraving showing a well-dressed lady performing the Cups and Balls while a gentleman and soothsayer look on. 11 ½ x 15 ½”. Framed and glazed; not examined out of frame. Very good condition.


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Date:
2012-05-13

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Crystal Casket. European, ca. 1880. A quantity of silk handkerchiefs of other objects appear in the glass-sided box at the magician's command. Upper panel of Read more…


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Coin Changing Tray. European, ca. 1880. Finely painted toleware tray in gilt and red secretly exchanges one coin for another. Mechanically operated underneath tray. 7 Read more…


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Any Drink Called For. European, ca. 1880. The magician pours "any" drink called for from a single bottle. Four internal compartments contain the drinks, operated Read more…


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Production Lanterns. European, ca. 1880. Four nesting lanterns, to be produced by a magician from a borrowed hat. Each includes a candle-holder at the rear. Read more…


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133. Money Maker. European, ca. 1880. Cast iron skeleton-frame money maker with wooden knobs and cloth rollers. 3 ½” high. Very good. Read more…


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Millet Bell. European, ca. 1880. Finely turned wooden bell under which will appear a quantity of millet or seed. With wooden clapper. 5 3/8” tall. Read more…


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Millet Vase. European, ca. 1880. A quantity of dry seeds transform into another small object when placed in this vase. Turned boxwood. 3 ½” tall. Read more…


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2012-10-27


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Exchange Canister. European, ca. 1880. One object changes into another (or a live bird) when placed in this metal canister. Black and gilt finish. 3 Read more…


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“Pepper Shaker” Coin Vase. European, ca. 1880. Fruitwood vase with rattle mechanism that simulates the appearance of a pepper shaker. A coin vanishes from inside. Read more…


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Coin Dropper. European, ca. 1880. Coins vanish from the magicians hand and reappear visibly in the glass covered by this lacquered brass lid. With vintage Read more…


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Date:
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