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Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
Salon de Magie: Klosterman Collection Pt. III
The third sale from this legendary collection of magicana will bring to the auction block a unique array of treasures from the legendary "museum down the mineshaft." Among the featured lots are a unique three-sheet Alexander/Adelaide Herrmann lithograph, Houdini's mechanical Blooming Rosebush (constructed by the enigmatic Rudolph Schlosser), Karl Germain's Spirit Cabinet (with original packing trunk), Harry Kellar's Vanishing Lamp, and a host of objects with significant historical association. Unusual devices of wonder from the workshops of Okito, Thayer, and Martin will be offered along with a strong selection of seance room equipment, spook show posters, and rare books and ephemera related to spiritualism, the afterlife, and the apparent abilities of mediums of yesteryear to communicate with the "great beyond."
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
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0001: ROBERT-HOUDIN GLASS COLUMN MYSTERY CLOCK. Paris, Att. Jean ...Est. $15,000-$25,000
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0002: MUSICAL CLOWN MAGICIAN AUTOMATON. Paris: Leopold Lambert, c...Est. $8,000-$12,000
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0003: ALEXANDER (CLAUDE ALEXANDER CONLIN). MYSTERIOUS “OUIJI” PLA...Est. $500-$1,000
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0004: MARBLE PEDESTALS/JAM VASES. After Martinka & Co., ca. 1885....Est. $800-$1,200
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0005: SUPER BALL CLUSTER (BILLIARD BALL STAND). Bridgeport: Sherm...Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0006: SLIDING BILLIARD BALL BOX. English, ca. 1940. An unusual va...Est. $500-$1,000
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0007: BIRD BOX. After Martinka & Co., ca. 1890. A chosen card is ...Est. $500-$1,000
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0008: DOUBLE SINGING BIRD CAGE AUTOMATON. European, ca. 1900. Fan...Est. $1,500-$2,500
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0009: RABBIT IN CABBAGE MUSICAL AUTOMATON. Paris: Roulet-Decamps,...Est. $600-$1,200
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0010: ELECTRIC AUTOMATON DRINKING BEAR. Paris/New York: Asbro, 19...Est. $1,000-$2,000
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0011: BLACKSTONE, HARRY SR. (HENRY BOUGHTON). BLACKSTONE’S WALKIN...Est. $1,000-$2,000
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0012: BLITZ, SIGNOR (ANTONIO VAN ZANDT). FIVE PRODUCTION RETICULE...Est. $800-$1,600
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0013: LEVANTE BLOCK PENETRATION. Circa 1945. A solid wooden block...Est. $400-$800
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0014: BOGERT TUBE (PROTOTYPE). New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), c...Est. $600-$1,200
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0015: THE AWAKENING OF THE FLOWERS OR FAIRY ROSE WONDER. Hamburg:...Est. $2,500-$5,000
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0016: BOTANIA (FLOWER GROWTH). Hamburg: Bartl-Willmann [?], ca. 1...Est. $400-$800
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0017: CHARMED GINGER BOTTLE. Circa 1895. Hand painted green tolew...Est. $500-$1,000
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0018: FLYING HANDKERCHIEF & CANDLE. Azusa: Owen Magic Supreme, 19...Est. $400-$800
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0019: MINIATURE CANNONBALL VASE. Circa 1895. A small cannonball i...Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0020: MYSTIC CARD FRAME. European, ca. 1890. A Hofzinser-inspired...Est. $500-$1,000
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0021: CARD LYRE (RISING CARD). Philadelphia: Carl Brema, 1920s. S...Est. $800-$1,200
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0022: GIANT MECHANICAL RISING CARDS. London: John Martin, ca. 195...Est. $1,000-$2,000
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0023: FLOOR MODEL CARD SPIDER. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, 1940s. A...Est. $500-$1,000
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0024: CARD STAR. Circa 1900. Five chosen cards appear on the poin...Est. $1,000-$2,000
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