Card Changing Box. European, ca. 1870 [?]. A torn card is restored when placed inside the box. All-metal construction. Mirror inside lid. Lovely hand-painted finish with mother-of-pearl-like flowers and gold borders. Good working order. 4 3?8 x 3 1?8 x 4”. Minor chipping, wear, and craquelure to the finish, but very good condition overall.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31
Card Changing Box. Maker unknown (likely European), ca. 1910. Tooled cloth-covered wooden box bearing a fan of cards on its lid. The magician places a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-05-16
Jumbo Card Changing Houlette. American, ca. 1930. A wooden houlette that houses a deck of jumbo cards. When the magician passes a handkerchief over the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Coin Changing Tray. European, ca. 1880. Finely painted toleware tray in gilt and red secretly exchanges one coin for another. Mechanically operated underneath tray. 7 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-10-29
Changing Canister. European, ca. 1890. A brass canister changes one object for another, liquids for dry items, etc. Brass construction. 5 ¼” high. Tarnished. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-04-26
Wooden Card Press. Likely European, ca. 1890. Nicely turned with beadwork under glass top & two tiny ivory balls on top of posts. Old English Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-06-23
Ticking Watch Box. European, ca. 1870s. A borrowed watch is locked inside the beautifully crafted mahogany box, cloth-lined and bearing a mirror on the inside Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Double-Ended Drawer Box. European, ca. 1910. Handsome hardwood box with inlaid design. The drawer is opened, shown empty, and closed. Opened again a moment later, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Die Box. European, ca. 1950. Four-door die box for the classic transposition effect. A wooden die vanishes from the box and reappears elsewhere. Includes wooden Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
Die Box. European, ca. 1900. Handsome early die box for the traditional sucker effect. Operates with a sliding carriage for the shell. Fine burled wooden Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
Drawer Box. European [?], ca. 1920. Handsome mahogany wooden drawer box which is shown empty. When the drawer is re-opened, it is full of any Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2011-10-29
