Ball and Cone. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. Seamless leather cone with turned hardwood insert. Used for the sleight-of-hand feat popularized by Dai Vernon in his famous Harlequin Act. With modern ball. Cone 6” high, mouth 2 ¼” wide. Insert hallmarked. Very good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-05-31
McKinven, John. Ball and Cone. Lake Forest, Ill., ca. 1990. Seamless leather cone with turned hardwood insert, used for the sleight-of-hand trick popularized by Dai Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Ball and Cone. Maker unknown, ca. 1955. Leather cone with silver pebbled exterior and white billiard ball owned and used by Dai Vernon for the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Ball and Cone. Los Angeles, Bill Gusias [?], ca. 1965. Leather cone and three snooker-size billiard balls (two white, one red) for the Ball and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-01-28
Ball and Cone. Maker unknown, ca. 1970. Black leather cone and set of four billiard balls (two white, two red), with a cloth holder. Cone Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
Morison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1995. A ball vanishes from the vase, then reappears inside. Finely turned from boxwood. Ball 2 ” Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05
Ebony & Ivory Ball Vase. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1995. A red ball vanishes and reappears inside a small wooden vase. Finial features spring-loaded Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
McKinven, John. Morrison Pill Box. Lake Forest, Ill., ca. 1990. Finely turned hardwood vase with red ball and shell. The ball is removed from the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Morrison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. A red ball removed from a hardwood vase vanishes, only to reappear in the vase in Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Morison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1995. A ball vanishes from the vase, then reappears inside. Finely turned from boxwood. Ball 1 ” Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05
Morison Pill Box. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1995. A ball vanishes from the vase, then reappears inside. Finely turned from maple. Ball 2 ¼” Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
