- HAVILAND ILLUSIONS DINNERWARE, BARBARA
HAVILAND ILLUSIONS DINNERWARE, BARBARA BERRY,Haviland Illusions Dinnerware, Barbara Berry, to include: 8 dinner plates, 10 7/8"; 12 bread plates, 6 1/4"; 12 luncheon plates, 8 1/2"; 12 cups and saucers, 5 5/8" saucers; 1 teapot, 6"t x 10"w. All
- Square Infinity Wall Mirror. Colorful
Square Infinity Wall Mirror. Colorful illusions. Dimensions: Height: 15.5 inches, Width: 15.5 inches, Depth: 3 inches. ---
US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred.
Condition: Working. Cycles through effects. Scratch to glass front.
- HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952):
HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952): PORTRAIT OF MRS. FRANK E. MASONOil on canvas, signed 'Howard Chandler Christy' lower left, with a partial label from Grand Central Galleries, NY.
65 x 48 in., 73 x 55 in. (frame).
Literature: James Head, An Affair with Beauty-The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy: Romantic Illusions, p. 359-360.
Condition
A small spilt lower left. Several surface scuffs and surface soiling. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- PAINTING, PAT KLEIN Pat Klein (American,
PAINTING, PAT KLEIN Pat Klein (American, 20th century), "Illusions of an Aging Child," 1983, acrylic and rhoplex on canvas, signed, titled and dated verso, gallery label (Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA) and exhibition label (Seattle Art Museum, States of War, 4/18/85-6/19/85,) affixed verso, canvas (unframed): 61.75"h x 84"w
- OKITO (TOBIAS BAMBERG). THREE-PAGE TLS
OKITO (TOBIAS BAMBERG). THREE-PAGE TLS FROM OKITO TO F....Okito (Tobias Bamberg). Three-page TLS from Okito to F.E. Powell. Dated August 23, 1912, and filled with good content, Okito writes to his fellow magician in regarding orders Powell has made from John Willmann for various illusions (including the Goddess and the Reptile, which would become a feature of Powell's show), comments on the quality of the props, and describes his own performances. Okito also outlines an impossible card rise of his own invention and explains the methods of various tricks, including a black art dancing skeleton on a blackboard. Three 4to sheets with one marginal note in Bamberg's hand. Signed ÒTheo.Ó
- BOSCO, SIGNOR (SAUL ABRAM WARSCHAWSKI).
BOSCO, SIGNOR (SAUL ABRAM WARSCHAWSKI). SIGNOR BOSCO PR...Bosco, Signor (Saul Abram Warschawski). Signor Bosco Program. Palace of Illusions at Victoria Assembly Rooms. Dartford: Perry, Printer, 1866. Printed program on wax paper. Dated for a New Year's Eve performance, the opening of the ÒPalace of IllusionsÓ including Emperor Napoleon's Enchanted Card Case, Enchanted Talking Monkey, Hindoo Knot Trick, Flower Vase, Prolific Bird, Flying Bonnet, and other illusions. Scrapbook remnants on verso.
- HOPKINS, ALBERT A. MAGIC: STAGE ILLUSIONS
HOPKINS, ALBERT A. MAGIC: STAGE ILLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFI...Hopkins, Albert A. Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions. New York: Munn & Co., 1897. Publisher's pictorial cloth. Tall 8vo. Frontispiece behind tissue, illustrated with plates. Cloth scuffed and darkened, binding a trifle weak, else a very good copy.
- GOLDSTON, WILL. TRICKS AND ILLUSIONS.
GOLDSTON, WILL. TRICKS AND ILLUSIONS. LONDON: GEORGE RO...Goldston, Will. Tricks and Illusions. London: George Routledge, ca. 1937. Ninth edition, second impression. Handsomely rebound in three-quarter leather with marbled sides and ribbon bookmark. Profusion of illustrations. 8vo. Inscribed and signed to Robelly by Goldston.
- COPPERFIELD, DAVID. FOUR DAVID COPPERFIELD
COPPERFIELD, DAVID. FOUR DAVID COPPERFIELD INTERNATIONA...V.P., 1990s. For appearances in Australia, Holland, Singapore, and Brazil. The images include portraits of Copperfield, and images of several illusions. Two posters signed by David Copperfield. The largest 26 x 38". Condition: varies, but generally A-. Unmounted.
- SEARS, HARRY. SEARS. THE FAMOUS ILLUSIONIST.Belfast:
SEARS, HARRY. SEARS. THE FAMOUS ILLUSIONIST.Belfast: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1905. Square billboard-size lithograph shows Sears at the center seated in a chair, surrounded by vignettes from his illusion show, including fantastical artists’ representations of escapes, productions of assistants, versions of what are likely the Birth of a Pearl, Mascot Moth, and Palanquin illusions. 77 ½ x 85 ½". Wear and over-coloring at old folds and intersection of sheets; B+. Scarce.
- ROCK, WILL (WILLIAM GEORGE RAKAUSKAS).
ROCK, WILL (WILLIAM GEORGE RAKAUSKAS). ARE GHOSTS REAL?...American, ca. 1939. One-sheet color lithograph. A hooded skeleton figure surrounded by ghosts, black cats, a serpent, and a floating skull fills the upper two-thirds of the poster, with Thurston's name prominent in the banner below. Old folds, slight rippling, repair at top center edge. 28 x 42". B+. A capable magician in his own right, Will Rock traded on the popularity and familiarity of Thurston’s name for years. Along with a substantial purchase of illusions from Thurston’s brother and daughter, Rock also bought the rights to the Thurston name to help promote his performances.
- REYNOLDS, H.B. COMING! PROF. H.B. REYNOLDS.Providence:
REYNOLDS, H.B. COMING! PROF. H.B. REYNOLDS.Providence: What Cheer Print, ca. 1880. Unused letterpress broadside bearing a detailed stock woodcut at its center picturing the magician on stage, the balance filled with descriptive text regarding Reynold’s performance, including his escape from “100 feet of cord in the hands of the most expertitious in knot tying.” 10 ¼ x 29". A-. Typical of the era in which the poster was produced, and similar in style to the bills of Professor J.H. Anderson, this broadside includes bombastic claims and flowery language. To wit: “Sceptics of holy writ have denounced their skepticism as they behold demonstrated in this nineteenth century the original and more marvelous illusions than was ever performed by the ancient Egyptians or the Necromancer of India.”