LEHNWARE LIDDED SAFFRON CUP CA. 1896DATED;cherry wood with traditional Lehn-type turning, double flute molded foot, narrow stem with goblet form vessel and tight seated band and bead collar, lid with round cap...
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2 TIN HORSE SHAPED COOKIE CUTTERS CA.1870-1910;both rolled tin sheet and soldered construction with ventilated full sheet back: comical sag back with uncommon small head and short legs, 4 1/2"x 4", Condition:...
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2 TIN TOOLS CA. 19TH CENTURY; UNCOMMONSIZEcandle mold for large churchhouse altar candles with tray top and strap handle, 3 1/2"x 4 3/4"x 17", Condition: minor creasing and some rust; barrel or keg tin tube tester,...
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2 PIECES OF TINWARE CA. EARLY-MID 19THCENTURY;both roll tin sheet and solder construction lighting devices: earlier piece narrow form wall sconce with shell accent top, uncommon form with 2 1/4" wide double bead...
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3 MINIATURE TIN FIGURAL COOKIE CUTTERSCA. EARLY20th century; uncommon miniature size rolled tin and solder constructed cookie cutters with solid sheet back with pierced ventilation hole including: cat, dog and...
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UNCOMMON WOODEN PLANK BOTTOM MARKETBASKET CA.early 20th century; uncommon primitive form hickory splint basket with nail mounted pine plank bottom, wide split and bent hoop handle with similar width rim band,...
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WALKING VENTRILOQUIST FIGURE. CHICAGO:W.H.J. SHAW, CA....Walking Ventriloquist Figure. Chicago: W.H.J. Shaw, ca. 1900. Large and handsome ÒwalkingÓ version of the traditional ventriloquist figure which, by a...
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TELEVISION CARD FRAME. AMERICAN, CA.1940. HANDSOME WOO...Television Card Frame. American, ca. 1940. Handsome wooden frame in a decorated wooden stand in which a chosen playing card appears instantly or visibly;...
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SNAKE BASKET. ENGLAND: JACK HUGHES,CA. 1970. A WOVEN B...Snake Basket. England: Jack Hughes, ca. 1970. A woven basket contains a ÒliveÓ snake who, after considerable comedic by-play (he rises from the basket...
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PRIVATE PAT. LOS ANGELES: F.G. THAYER,CA. 1942. A DOUG...Private Pat. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1942. A doughboy-themed version of the Bonus Genius vanishing doll. Complete with two figures and ÒtentÓ (often...
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ABBOTT, ANNIE (DIXIE HAYGOOD). ANNIEABBOTT. THE LITTLE...Belfast: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1905. Half-sheet color lithograph the American stage magician Annie Abbott. The poster reads, “Can you Lift Her? Twenty...
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REZVANI TWO-BOWL SET.Rezvani Two-BowlSet. France: Claude Rix, ca. 1990 [?]. Set of two turned wooden bowls, turned wooden wand, and six "pillows" (two green, four red) for Rezvani's "tomato" cups and balls routine....
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THURSTON MASTER MAGICIAN. MILLION DOLLARMYSTERY.Thurston, Howard. Thurston Master Magician. Million Dollar Mystery. Cleveland: Otis Litho, ca. 1928. Striking horizontal one-sheet poster depicts Thurston’s version...
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RAZ-MA-TAZ.Raz-ma-taz. Colon: Abbott’sMagic, ca. 1940. Selected cards appear at the front of the pack while it is isolated in a houlette. Celluloid panels (cracked), wood, and metal. 9 ¾” long. Uncommon....
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NEW BANG GUN.New Bang Gun. Colon: Abbott’sMagic Novelty Co., ca. 1948. Faux gun. When trigger is pulled, four lettered tabs pop up from the firearm spelling out the word “Bang.” Molded plastic with metal works....
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HOLMES BANG GUN.Holmes Bang Gun. Detroit:Sterling Magic, ca. 1949. A triangular-shaped flag springs out of the gun’s barrel with the word BANG printed on it. Wood and metal construction. 13” long. Flag soiled...
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GOLDFISH NET.Goldfish Net. Kansas City:Donald Holmes, ca. 1940. The magician catches live goldfish in a fisherman’s landing net as he waves it in mid air. Four fish capacity. With gimmicks. Uncommon....
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CARDART.Cardart. Los Angeles: LloydChambers (for Thayer), ca. 1938. A dart thrown at a spinning wheel with cards attached to it unfailingly selects the spectator’s chosen pasteboard. Large 12-card model....
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BILLIARD BALL STAND.Billiard Ball Stand.Hamburg: Willman, ca. 1920. Decorative stand, nickel plated, used to hold billiard balls produced between the magician’s fingers. With six small solid balls and one large...
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WELSH RAREBIT PAN.Welsh Rarebit Pan.New Haven: Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1935. The magician produces a live rabbit from a borrowed hat. 10” high. Hallmarked twice. Very good. Uncommon....
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GAMMATRATION AND COSMOVISION.Gammatrationand Cosmovision. Norwood: John Snyder, ca. 1936. A jumbo card placed in a slatted frame is penetrated by a magic wand. The card is unharmed. It subsequently visibly changes...
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DISINTIGRATOR BOX.Disintigrator Box.California: Milson-Worth, ca. 1985. A rabbit or other object placed in the box visibly vanishes. The box is then disassembled piece-by-piece. Based on Ed Massey design. 9...
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MYSTO DIE AND FRAME (JUMBO).Mysto Dieand Frame (Jumbo). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. The magician places a stencil-painted wooden cube depicting dragons into a wooden frame resting on a pedestal. A ribbon...
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VAN WARREN’S FOUR MAGICAL ELEMENTS.[BizarreMagick] Van Warren’s Four Magical Elements. Ca. 1990. Complete set of props for the routine, including six sterling silver occult objects, crystal, small candles, miniature...
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UNUSUAL MUNCIE POTTERY DECO ENAMELEDBIRDS VASEMuncie Pottery, Indiana, USA. Art pottery vase in a matte green glaze with an uncommon fired-on enamel Deco birds design, possibly by the Aladdin (Lamp) Manufacturing...
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CA. 1900- UTE INDIAN BEADED HIDE GAUNTLETGLOVESThe lot features a set of Indian hide men's gauntlet gloves with beadwork from the Ute Indians dating to circa 1900-1930's. The set shows a classic gauntlet glove pattern...
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SILVER AMERICAN DRESS CANE-Ca. 1860-Smaller reversed pear shaped silver knob delicately hand chased with three different yet matching flower panels bundling at the top in a plain circular shield and on the...
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GOLD AMERICAN DRESS CANE-Ca. 1870 -Smallergold rolled knob leaning towards a slightly elongated, reversed pear shape, beautifully modeled, hand chased and engraved with three pairs of different yet matching floral...
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SILVER ART NOUVEAU EAGLE HEAD CANE-Ca.1900 -Modified Opera shaped silver handle embellished by a protruding eagle head at the front and an elegantly arched hand rest at the back, somehow suggestive of its wings....
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1960S LEONARD BASKIN ORIGINAL WOOD BLOCK- "ICARUS"Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Icarus" hand-carved wooden block for creating woodcuts, ca. 1967 to 1968. An impressively large original block for Leonard...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUMRoman,Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonder to behold; the most astonishing example of iridescence in Roman glass that we have ever seen! A captivating candlestick...
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3 ARCHAIC NATIVE AMERICAN ETLEY & GRAHAMCAVE POINTSNative American, Midwestern United States, Missouri, St. Louis County & Calloway County, early to late Archaic period, ca 8000 to 500 BCE. A fine collection of...
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EARLY 20TH C. PANAMANIAN KUNA WOOD FIGURE,NUCHU**Originally Listed At $700**
Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure known as a nuchu (uchu) by the indigenous Kuna...
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SEA-ENCRUSTED ROMAN TRANSPORT AMPHORA,TL TESTEDRoman, Imperial period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A large transport amphora enveloped in extensive oceanic encrustations- attesting to centuries spent at the bottom...
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GEORGE EDWARDS, (1694-1773, BRITISH),"HUMMING BIRDS," PLATE 36 FROM "A NATURAL HISTORY OF UNCOMMON BIRDS" (1743-1751), ETCHING WITH HAGeorge Edwards, (1694-1773, British) "Humming Birds," Plate 36 from "A Natural...
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THREE FRAMED ETCHINGS: ANDREW F. AFFLECK(BRITISH 1874-1935), "CA D' ORO (VENICE)", ETCHING, C. 1910, ED: PROBABLY 100 OR FEWER, SIG..Three framed etchings: Andrew F. Affleck (British 1874-1935), "Ca d' Oro (Venice)",...
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