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 shell with pivoting flap, and wooden die with inlaid spots. Cabinet measures 9 x 4 ½ x 5 ½”. Good condition.
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
Herrmann, Adelaide. Die Casket. European, ca. 1890. A wooden die placed in a burled wooden chest transforms into a bird or any other small object Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Die Box. German, ca. 1915. Handsome wooden box lacquered in black for the classic "sucker" effect in which a large wooden die vanishes from the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-05-16
Die Box. English, ca. 1920 [?]. Handsome and large hardwood die box with large wooden alphabet block that vanishes from the box and reappears elsewhere. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Die Box. English, ca. 1930. Antique mahogany box (8 x 5 x 4 ”) from which a black die vanishes and reappears elsewhere in the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
Die Box. American, ca. 1940. A die vanishes from the cabinet and reappears elsewhere. Hardwood construction. 3” die. Several spots worn, possibly lacking the double Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
Die Box. English [?], ca. 1920. Fine example of this comedy trick in which a wooden die vanishes from a cabinet and appears elsewhere. With Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
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
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, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
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
