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The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins

Our inaugural magic auction of 2019 is the first of four sales from the collection of Jim Rawlins, a devoted student of magic and its history, who spent nearly three decades building an impressive, important, and diverse collection. A finely curated selection will go on the block, including choice objects in every collecting category. Association items from the careers of modern master magicians - Germain, Joseffy, Thurston, Blackstone, and more - will be offered side-by-side with vintage apparatus.
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Bran Vase.: Bran Vase. Kansas City: Donald Holmes, ca. 1925. Handsome nickel-plated vase transforms a quantity of rice or bran into a live dove or small hare. 10 x 5”. Tarnished, else very good.
0025: Bran Vase.Est. $300-$500
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Selbit’s Magic Bricks (Cuba Libre).: Selbit’s Magic Bricks (Cuba Libre). Circa 1910. The order of four numbered blocks in a wooden tube changes in concert with four numbered cards on an adjacent stand. Single-piece shell; an early
0026: Selbit’s Magic Bricks (Cuba Libre).Est. $200-$300
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Bulletproof.: Bulletproof. Middleburg: Collector’s Workshop, ca. 1995. A signed and selected jumbo card visibly and instantly appears between two sheets of glass resting in a finely crafted hardwood stand.
0027: Bulletproof.Est. $800-$1,200
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Buried Treasure (Bean Box).: Buried Treasure (Bean Box). Oklahoma: Stillwell, ca. 1960. A marked coin appears in the smallest of three nested boxes, this box itself being rubber-banded shut and buried in a quantity of dry beans
0028: Buried Treasure (Bean Box).Est. $200-$300
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Cage Transformation.: Cage Transformation. Circa 1880. Objects placed inside either large metal canister change into a large brass birdcage, complete with chirping occupants. Includes sliding outer sleeve which helps
0029: Cage Transformation.Est. $500-$750
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Giant Cage Transformation Box.: Giant Cage Transformation Box. Circa 1920. Large box is filled nearly to overflowing with virtually any items that fit inside. When spun on its handles and re-opened, the articles have transformed in
0030: Giant Cage Transformation Box.Est. $800-$1,200
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Candle to Bouquet.: Candle to Bouquet. Circa 1915. A burning candle transforms in to a colorful feather bouquet. Early spring-loaded flower mechanism allows bouquet to be significantly larger than candle. 21” high
0031: Candle to Bouquet.Est. $250-$350
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Card Changing Box.: Card Changing Box. Vienna: S. Klingl, ca. 1910. Handsome plated box changes, vanishes, or produces cards or billets. Stamped with a heart motif on the hinged lid. Hallmarked. Interior paint chipped,
0032: Card Changing Box.Est. $200-$300
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Jumping Card Box.: Jumping Card Box. Circa 1910. A chosen card jumps from the high in to the air from pack which is isolated in the box. Hand painted example of this popular prop. 6 ¼” high.
0033: Jumping Card Box.Est. $200-$300
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Card to Canary (Bird Box).: Card to Canary (Bird Box). London: Joseph Bland, ca. 1880. Exceedingly handsome burled wooden box with inlaid brass ornaments. A card placed in the chest changes into a live canary when the lid is
0034: Card to Canary (Bird Box).Est. $800-$1,200
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Card Ladle.: Card Ladle. European, ca. 1890. Hand painted metal ladle switches one card or billet for another. Floral motif. 16 ¾” long. Working.
0035: Card Ladle.Est. $250-$350
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Card Press.: Card Press. German [?], ca. 1900. Handsome walnut card press with tall turned screw at top, flanked by four hardwood boxes filled with colored bone counters, the lid of each bearing porcelain suit
0036: Card Press.Est. $400-$600
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Nu-Power Rising Cards.: Nu-Power Rising Cards. Colon: Abbott’s Mfg. Co., ca. 1965. Pneumatically-driven chrome-plated houlette from which selected cards mysteriously rise. 9 ½” tall. Very good.
0037: Nu-Power Rising Cards.Est. $200-$300
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Jumbo Mechanical Card Rise.: Jumbo Mechanical Card Rise. Circa 1930. Cards selected from a giant pack rise, one after another, while the deck is isolated in a handsome brass holder. 14 ¼” high. With key. Working.
0038: Jumbo Mechanical Card Rise.Est. $250-$350
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Card Spider.: Card Spider. Colon: Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1945. Chosen card visibly appears in the spider’s legs as the web is spun. 15 ½” high. Finish worn, else very good. Uncommon
0039: Card Spider.Est. $200-$300
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Card Star.: Card Star. Circa 1890. Five selected cards appear on the points of the star when the pack is thrown toward it. Nickel plated star and base, chromed upright possibly a modern replacement. 28
0040: Card Star.Est. $800-$1,200
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Card Sword.: Card Sword. Circa 1900. A selected card is impaled on the tip of a sword when the cards are thrown in the air. Cast brass handle ornamented with floral patterns and an animal’s head at one
0041: Card Sword.Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Card Pedestal.: Card Pedestal. Circa 1870. Fine metal pedestal with lid which changes, vanishes, or produces cards and billets. Handsome white toleware. 8 ½” high. Finish worn as expected. An outstanding
0042: Card Pedestal.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Card Sword.: Card Sword. European [?], ca. 1925. A selected card is speared on the end of the sword as the pack is thrown in the air. More sophisticated in design than later models, with intricate handle and
0043: Card Sword.Est. $300-$500
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Card Tripod/Pedestal.: Card Tripod/Pedestal. Circa 1920. Nickel plated pedestal transforms one card to another when the lid is raised and lowered. 5” high.
0044: Card Tripod/Pedestal.Est. $200-$300
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Himber’s Cigarette Card Case.: Himber’s Cigarette Card Case. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, 1950s. Stainless steel cigarette case which vanishes, produces, or changes playing cards or other like objects inside. 4 3/8 x
0045: Himber’s Cigarette Card Case.Est. $150-$250
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Cardini’s Parakeet Houlette, Wand, and Cards.: Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Cardini’s Parakeet Houlette, Wand, and Cards. Circa 1950s. Cardini’s trained budgie pulled chosen cards from a long-stemmed Lucite houlette. With a
0046: Cardini’s Parakeet Houlette, Wand, and Cards.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Magician’s Chafing Dish.: Magician’s Chafing Dish. Circa 1900. Contents of a handsome brass saucepan are lit ablaze. The lid is clamped on. When removed, two doves appear. 11” diameter. Finely made.
0047: Magician’s Chafing Dish.Est. $300-$400
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Change Bag.: Change Bag. European, ca. 1910. Objects appear in, vanish from, or change inside the bag. Nickel plated rim and handle. 18” long. A handsome example. Very good.
0049: Change Bag.Est. $200-$250Lot Passed
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