NICK VACCARO "CONTAC" (1972 ASSEMBLAGE)NickVaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Contac , 1972
"Magic Box" assemblage
24 1/2" x 13" x 9"
Signed, titled, and dated to the reverse.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of...
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NICK VACCARO "HOMAGE TO A BRICK" (ASSEMBLAGECA. 1970S)Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Homage to a Brick
"Magic Box" assemblage, circa 1970s
20" x 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
A humorous sculpture of found objects, with a life...
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NICK VACCARO UNTITLED "MAGIC BOX" ASSEMBLAGE(1970S)Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Untitled, ca. 1970s
"Magic Box" assemblage
16" x 8" x 6"
Unmarked, from the artist's estate.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman...
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COPPERFIELD, DAVID. THE MAGIC OF DAVIDCOPPERFIELD. [NE...Copperfield, David. The Magic of David Copperfield. [New York]: Javack (designer) for Contemporary Theatricals Corp., (1983). Copperfield looms over the...
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[MISCELLANEOUS] LOT OF VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARYMAGIC E...[Miscellaneous] Lot of Vintage and Contemporary Magic Ephemera and Photos. Including inscribed and signed portraits (8 x 10Ó) of the Johnstones and Tung Pin Soo;...
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ROMANO, CHUCK. THE ART OF DECEPTION.SOUTH ELGIN, 1997....Romano, Chuck. The Art of Deception. South Elgin, 1997. Number 21 of 50 leather-bound deluxe first edition copies signed by the author and Òsix of contemporary...
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[MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF CONTEMPORARYMAGIC LECTURE NOT...[Miscellaneous] Group of Contemporary Magic Lecture Notes and DVDs by Hower Liwag, David Williamson, and Gary Kurtz. Including The Rice Papers (2008),...
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[MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF MORE THAN 30VINTAGE AND CONTE...[Miscellaneous] Group of More than 30 Vintage and Contemporary Magic Books and Booklets. Including More Magic (1940s) by Hoffmann; Encyclopedia of Silk...
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GOLDSTON, WILL. EXCLUSIVE MAGICAL SECRETS.LONDON: WILL...Goldston, Will. Exclusive Magical Secrets. London: Will Goldston Ltd., [1912]. Contemporary full maroon leather, decoratively stamped in gilt, with banded spine....
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EVANS, HENRY RIDGLEY. A MASTER OF MODERNMAGIC: LIFE AN...Evans, Henry Ridgley. A Master of Modern Magic: Life and Adventures of Robert-Houdin. New York: Macoy, 1932. Blue cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated with...
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MISCELLANEOUS CONTEMPORARY MAGIC TRICKS.APPROXIMATELY ...Miscellaneous Contemporary Magic Tricks. Approximately 70 pieces, including Rocky Raccoon; Mirror Box; Metamorpho Spots; Sponge Balls; Tricky Bottles; Mini...
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MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF MAGIC PROPS. AMERICANAND IMPORTED...Miscellaneous Lot of Magic Props. American and Imported, ca. 1940s Ð 2000s. Over fifty pieces, including Card Star; Change Bag; Hippity-Hop Rabbits; Vanishing...
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MISCELLANEOUS VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARYMAGIC TRICKS. IN...Miscellaneous Vintage and Contemporary Magic Tricks. Including Flat Model Money Maker (Grant); Ball Through Hand (Viking); Hot Spot (Star Magic); Money...
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[MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF 21 CONTEMPORARYMAGIC POSTERS....Various places and dates. Primarily 1960s – 80s. Including posters for Mark Wilson, Andre Kole, Ormond McGill (signed), The Pendragons (inscribed and signed),...
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[MISCELLANEOUS] GROUP OF 16 CONTEMPORARYMAGIC POSTERS....Various places and dates. Primarily 1960s – 80s. Including advertisements for the shows of Dexter the hypnotist, Blackstone Jr., Tihany, John Pomeroy, Enric...
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SIX PUBLICATIONS ON CARD MAGIC AND GAMES.[UnitedState Playing Card Co.] Six Publications on Card Magic and Games. Cincinnati, 1920s. Seven volumes, inclusive of one duplicate. Original pictorial wrappers, on fortune-telling,...
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HUTTON, CHARLES (TRANS.), M.L. DESPIAU.SELECT AMUSEMEN...Hutton, Charles (trans.), M.L. Despiau. Select Amusements in Philosophy and Mathematics. London: Printed for G. Kearsley, Fleet Street, by W. Glendinning,...
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ENNEMOSER, JOSEPH. THE HISTORY OF MAGIC.Ennemoser,Joseph (trans. William Howitt). The History of Magic. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. Two volumes, contemporary half calf with morocco title compartments, raised spines stamped...
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCEFROM CHARLIE MILLER...Miller, Charlie (Charles Earle Miller). Important Archive of Correspondence from Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross. Remarkable for their content - both...
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GROUP OF THREE MAGIC POSTERS.Group ofThree Magic Posters. Including “The Magic of David Copperfield” (Contemporary Theatricals, ca. 1983, linen-backed, 48 x 38”); “Penn and Teller Get Killed” (Warner...
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THE RUPERT HOWARD COURSE IN MAGIC. LESSONS1—25.Howard, Rupert. The Rupert Howard Course in Magic. Lessons 1—25. London, 1930—32. Contemporary leatherette with gilt titles, rear cover detached, boards bowing....
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PARLOUR MAGIC.Parlour Magic. London:Tilt & Bogue, ca. 1840. Contemporary cloth boards, re-backed. Engraved title, lacking the pink dedication called for by Toole Stott. Illustrated. 8vo. Light or mild foxing,...
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4 MILITARY/CIVIL WAR MEMORABILIAFourmilitary and Civil War era memorabilia. Including 1 magic lantern slide, hand-colored depiction of the bombardment of Fort Sumter, fitted in a walnut frame; 1 "The Flag of...
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AMAZING CABINETS OF CURIOSITIES CANE-Ca1870 -This cane features a primate’s skull as a handle and a shaft made of the vertebrae of a reptile’s spine with longer and joining bone segments between the skull and...
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A. VAVILINA MIXED MEDIA W/ GOLD & SILVERLEAF, 2021Alena Vavilina (Russia, b. 1986). "Life is a game" 2021. Mixed Media: Gold leaf, silver leaf, acrylic, and chalk on paper. Signed "AV" at lower right. A captivating...
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A. VAVILINA MIXED MEDIA W/ GOLD LEAF- BUBBLES, 2019Alena Vavilina (Russia, b. 1986). "Black Collection: Bubbles" 2019. Mixed Media: Gold leaf, acrylic, and chalk on black paper. Signed "AV" at lower right. A...
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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
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CARLOS ESTEVEZ MIXED MEDIA - "EL ARTESIN SU HISTORIA"Carlos Estevez (Cuban, b. 1969). "El Arte Sin Su Historia" mixed media on paper, 2002. Signature, title, and date with location (Havana) handwritten below....
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[NETSUKE] A large group of works aboutJapanese Netsuke, Inro and Ojime, selected titles comprising:
LAZARNICK, George. The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, Vol. 1.---. Netsuke...
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ARBIT BLATAS, NEW YORK / FRANCE, LITHUANIA(1908 - 1999), THE MIME (MARCEL MARCEAU), LITHOGRAPH, 19 1/2"H X 8"WArbit Blatas, New York / France, Lithuania, (1908 - 1999) The Mime (Marcel Marceau), lithograph Numbered...
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ARBIT BLATAS, NEW YORK / FRANCE, LITHUANIA(1908 - 1999), ZIZI, LITHOGRAPH, 20"H X 8 1/4"W (PLATE)Arbit Blatas, New York / France, Lithuania, (1908 - 1999) Zizi, lithograph Numbered 180/200 lower left and signed...
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GARDNER FACTORY PORCELAIN FIGURAL SPILLVASE VASE, Verbilki near Moscow, mid-19th Century, orange-red printed St. George warrant mark, modeled as a Russian man in regional dress standing beside a hollow tree stump,...
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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART MONOGRAPHSMODERNAND CONTEMPORARY ART MONOGRAPHS, [Art] titles include: John Dugdale. Lengthening Shadows Before Nightfall. Twin Palms. 1995. Large quarto; Gian Paolo Barbieri. Equator. Taschen....
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SEVEN ASSORTED HARDCOVER HORROR, FANTASY,AND MAGIC REALISM VOLUMESSeven Assorted Hardcover Horror, Fantasy, and Magic Realism Volumes,, Consisting of: 'The Castle of Otranto' by Horace Walpole for The Folio Society,...
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LEO VERNON JENSEN, AMERICAN (1926-2019),"A LESSON FROM VINCENT", MIXED MEDIA (PAINTED WOOD, OIL ON CANVAS, FIBERS), FIGURE: H. 77 INCHES / CANVAS: 60 1/2 X 48 1/4 INCHESLEO VERNON JENSEN, American, (1926-2019)...
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Ralph Bacerra (1938-2008 USA) UntitledCharger ca 1986Whiteware; dia. 22 in.A star of post-WWII studio pottery Ralph Bacerra's (1938-2008) dazzlingly work is prized both polychromatically and technically. His difficult...
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