WALTER STEELY COMBBACK HIGH CHAIRca.1960; nicely proportioned chair with a shaped crest and carved ears, saddle seat, shaped arms, child restraint bar over the base with foot rest, blunt arrow splayed legs and...
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EVERARDO RAMIREZ (1906-1992), FOUR WORKS:A GROUP OF TWO MEN AT WORK, ONE GROUP GATHERING SCENE, AND A MAN UNDER RESTRAINTS WITH DOCTORS AROUND HIM,THREE LINOCUTS ON PAPER, WITH TWO ON BLUE-COLORED TISSUE PAPER; ONE...Everardo...
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ESCAPE ARTISTS DEVICES AND BOOKS[Escapes]Group of Escape Artist's Devices and Books. Single-collector accumulation of restraint devices and literature. Approximately 30 pieces, including Smith & Wesson Model 100...
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BRINDAMOUR, GEORGE. THE GREAT BRINDAMOURMAGICIAN. THE ...Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho. Co., ca. 1903. Striking full color lithograph depicts Brindamour performing the Levitation illusion, his brunette...
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L'ILLUSIONISTE.L'Illusioniste. JeanCaroly. Monthly. All twelve issues of the first volume (N1 [Jan. 1902]) - N12 [Dec. 1902]). Contemporary quarter leather, raised spine gilt-stamped. Early Houdini cover portrait...
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HOUDINI’S “HANDCUFF KING BREAKER”LILLY IRON.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini’s “Handcuff King Breaker” Lilly Iron. American, ca. 1875. Modified to Houdini’s specifications circa 1905. Sturdy...
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FIVE PHOTOS OF ESCAPE ARTIST EARL LOCKMAN,INSCRIBED TO...Lockman, Earl. Five Photos of Escape Artist Earl Lockman, Inscribed to the Great Kolar. Including four studio photos (Chicago: Celebrity, 1922) depicting Lockman...
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GROUP OF 13 PHOTOS OR RPPCS OF ESCAPEARTIST KOLAR THE ...Kolar, Joseph. Group of 13 Photos or RPPCs of Escape Artist Kolar the Great. Circa 1900s/10s. Including three cabinet photos (Chicago: B. Harris, Haymarket...
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CABINET PHOTO OF HAZEL KOLAR IN RESTRAINTS.Kolar,Hazel. Cabinet Photo of Hazel Kolar in Restraints. Chicago: Johnson Photography, ca. 1910. Three-quarter length gelatin portrait of Mrs. Kolar in evening attire, her wrists...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S HANDCUFFS AND ESCAPESFILES.Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Handcuffs and Escapes Files. 1920s—40s. Approximately 100 pieces, in two manila folders as drawn from Kolar’s files, and including...
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THE GREAT KOLAR’S COLLECTION OF PADLOCKS,CUFFS, AND OT...Kolar, Joseph. The Great Kolar’s Collection of Padlocks, Cuffs, and Other Items. Presented as found from a leather satchel owned by escape artist and magician...
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GOLD AMERICAN PRESENTATION CANECa. 1860-Goldrolled knob leaning towards a slightly elongated, reversed pear shape and beautifully modeled with repeating panels of decent floral and scrollwork, and engraved on the flaring...
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AN EXQUISITE MEIJI SATSUMA TRUMPET VASEBY KINKOZAN BY KINKOZAN
Japanese, circa 1900, enameled earthenware. In the form of an archaic wine vessel of gilded ground, painted with florals, purple and white wisteria...
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JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD, (ENGLISH, 1861-1922),CLASSICAL BEAUTY, 1909, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 16 IN., FRAME: 24 X 20 IN.JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD (English, 1861-1922) Untitled - Classical Beauty (c) 1909, oil on canvas signed...
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FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON, (AMERICAN,1861-1909), THE CIRCUIT RIDER, WATERCOLOR EN GRISAILLE, SIGHT: 22 1/2 X 17 1/2 IN., SHEET: 23 1/4 X 18 1/4 IN., FRAME: 33 1/2 X 28 IN.FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (American,...
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VINTAGE HANDMADE PROP RESTRAINT STOCKS20th c., wood and iron construction, marked in pencil verso "Patented 264608145, Made by Howard J. Knapp, Round Lake Centennial, 69.25"h x 29.5"w x 16"d...
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An Enamel on Silver ‘Restraint’Pendant
19TH CENTURY
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of rectangular form with canted corners, the front centered with a rectangular panel chased with two characters, zhaijie (restraint), enclosed...
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Four Chinese Celadon Carved Jade Plaques
comprisingone axe-form example, one 'restraint' example carved with opposite Manchu and Chinese characters, one irregular celadon and russet example, and showing boys; each pierced...
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THREE VINTAGE PIECES OF HARTMANN LUGGAGETo include: a belting leather pullman with paisley fabric lining (26 in.); a smaller belting pullman leather suitcase with canvas zip-on protective cover (21 in.); a belting...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON FOREIGN POLICY IIIGROUPOF BOOKS ON FOREIGN POLICY III, titles include: Leadership; Congratulations America You Did It; Leadership for Today: Leadership for those who keep life civilized; Reykjavik...
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TAINO GAMING BELT OR COLLAR WITH RELIEFCARVEDancestral head and three panels of symbols. Pre-Columbian. The head is well sculpted with headband and ear ornaments. Originally broken in seven pieces and restored....
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19TH CENTURY CHINESE ALBUM OF 12 PAGESDEPICTINGTORTURE AND EXECUTION SCENES AND TECHNIQUES. WATERCOLORS ON RICE PAPER, APPROX. 8 1/2" X 13 3/4". THE FIRST SHOWS A TEAR DOWN THE CENTER AND IN TWO CORNERS, DEPICTS...
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A Collection of Books on Interior Designand Architecture
20TH CENTURY
comprising; Magnificent Italian Villas and Palaces, Living in the Countryside, Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint, Parisian Interiors, The Gentleman's...
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WILLIAM IV CHILDS CANE BACK TUB HIGHCHAIRSecond half-19th century; with cane back and seat, having restraint bar and removable upholstered seat cushion, X stretcher base attached to table base on French splayed feet....
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Attributed to Charles-Louis Clérisseau(French worked in Italy 1721-1820) "A Chimneypiece in the Neo-Classical Style" c. 1770s/1780s ink and two tones of gray wash on cream-colored laid paper (perhaps with an even...
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* Colt Aircrewman AF-1 Presented toGeneral Hoyt S. Vandenberg .38 spl. cal. 2" barrel S/N 4903LW. On the bottom of butt marked AF.-No.1; marked on the backstrap Property of The U.S. Air Force; on the inside...
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Good Pair of American Brass and Wrought-IronAndirons, fourth quarter 18th century, the central attenuated vasiform elements supported on cabriole pad terminal feet, the wrought-iron billets with turned brass leg restraints,...
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