Sold2015Card Sword. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955.Card Sword. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Handsome metal sword with bronze handle. Magician skewers selected cards on the sword as the pack cascades through the air. With original wooden carSee Sold Price
Sold2016Chinese Sticks. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca.Chinese Sticks. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1950s. Uncommon set of hardwood sticks (12" long) with yellow tassels attached to cords, one retracting when the other is pulled, and vice-versa, withSee Sold Price
Sold2016Table & Brief Case. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca.Table & Brief Case. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Sturdy and compact all-metal brief case unfolds to become a working surface for close-up or parlor magic tricks. Two interior trays. 18 x 12See Sold Price
Sold2016Money Maker. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1950.Money Maker. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1950. Blank paper rolled through this device turns into real currency. Wooden base with metal rollers and metal knobs. 5 ½ x 5 ½ x 5 ¾". Hallmarked. GSee Sold Price
Sold2016Mixamaster Shakers. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca.Mixamaster Shakers. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Set of matching stainless steel cocktail shakers (7" tall), one gimmicked, and including a small funnel, to produce any drink called for. BoSee Sold Price
Sold2016Ultissimo. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1960.Ultissimo. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1960. Clear Lucite stand facilitates a mental feat in which two predictions match two cards selected by spectators. With original box; cards replaced as exSee Sold Price
Sold2016Razor Blade Trick. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca.Razor Blade Trick. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1960. Wooden and metal stand facilitates the performance of the razor blade swallowing trick. Hallmarked. With original box (worn). Includes bladesSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pad-O-Rang. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. TwoPad-O-Rang. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Two Lucite boomerang-shaped paddles used to demonstrate an optical illusion or perform a paddle trick, both being crimson on one side and black on tSee Sold Price
Sold2015LeonÕs Improved Glass Penetration. North Hollywood,Leon’s Improved Glass Penetration. North Hollywood, Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. A sheet of glass is placed in a wooden box. The box (and glass, apparently) is then perforated by metal spikes, yet the glaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Gambling Demonstration Suitcase.Gambling Demonstration Suitcase. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Sturdy suitcase converts into a freestanding, tiered easel with hidden servante and shelves from which the lecturer can deliverSee Sold Price
Sold2017Card Sword.Card Sword. North Hollywood: Merv Taylor, ca. 1955. Handsome cast metal sword with silver-tone handle. Magician stabs a selected card from dozens falling through the air. Original wooden case, elasticSee Sold Price
Sold2017Por-Mor Pitcher - Merv TaylorA small pitcher that allows a seemingly large quantity of liquid to be produced., a'la a lota. Ca 1955. Precision made by Taylor in stainless steel. Condition: Excellent.See Sold Price
Sold2020WILLIAM GARNETT - Sand Dunes #4, Death Valley, CA, 1954ARTIST: WILLIAM GARNETT TITLE: 'Sand Dunes #4, Death Valley, CA, 1954' MEDIUM: Silver Gelatin IMAGE SIZE: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in DESCRIPTION: Signed in pencil mount recto. Stamped, titled, and signed in pSee Sold Price
Sold2024Paul McCobb for Calvin 1066 Cabinet (ca. 1954)Paul McCobb 1066 cabinet, Calvin (Grand Rapids) Design circa 1954, production circa late 1950s Bleached mahogany, brass, leather 36" x 66" x 19" Marked inside drawer.See Sold Price
Sold2023Alois Lecoque (French/ California, 1891-1981) Oil on Masonite Ca. 1954, Still Life, H 16" W 24"Alois Lecoque (French/ California, 1891-1981) Oil on Masonite Ca. 1954, Still Life, H 16" W 24" | Signed upper right, dated 1954. Framed H 22.5", W 30". George Nix Gallery Colorado Springs, Colorado lSee Sold Price
Sold2016Group of Eleven Merv Taylor – Bob Haskell Magic Props.Group of Eleven Merv Taylor - Bob Haskell Magic Props. North Hollywood, 1950s - 60s. Including "Thirst Go" (with original instructions and two rolled New Acme Beer advertisements); "The Improved MiracSee Sold Price
Sold2017Haskell Money Maker - Merv TaylorPaper becomes real money at the turn of a knob. Hallmarked. Condition: Very Good.See Sold Price
Sold2018Giant and the Dwarf - Merv TaylorCirca 1955. The giant shrinks and dwarf grows inside the “castle” during this perennial children’s effect. This is the original by Merv Taylor. Hallmarked. Condition: Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2017Merv Taylor Foo Can – CopperTaylor-made copper Ching Ling Foo can that will produce and vanish water. Uncommon. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2018Merv Taylor Stainless Steel FunnelTaylor-made funnel for the production of water from a spectator’s elbow or other unlikely spot. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2018Shooting Wand - Merv TaylorMerv Taylor Brass tips - substantially made. Hallmarked.See Sold Price
Sold2018Merv Taylor Foo Can – StainlessTaylor-made stainless steel Ching Ling Foo can for the production and vanish of water. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2017Merv Taylor Foo Can – StainlessTaylor-made stainless steel Ching Ling Foo can for the production and vanish of water. Condition: Very Good. c. 1955.See Sold Price
Sold2017FUNNEL- MERV TAYLORGleaming stainless steel and appears un-used. Taylor-made funnel for the production of water from a spectator’s elbow or other unlikely spot. With wire liquid release in handle. Hallmarked. ConditioSee Sold Price
4 days LeftAUTOMOBILIA LADENBURG AUCTIONPIERO TARUFFI c. 1954, original blueprint record car "Trisiluro", with handdrawn elements, a€1,500
Jun 14DuMouchellesAfter Li Zijian (Chinese, B. 1954) Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1998, "Portrait of a Rural Girl", H 40.25" WUS$375
Jun 26Potter & Potter AuctionsRYAN, Anne (American, 1889-1954). Dancer. [Ca. 1940]. Oil o...US$225(3 bids)
Jul 14Taylor & HarrisMarguerite Kirmse (American 1885-1954) Pastel on Board Lion & Swan, SignedUS$500
4 days LeftPotter & Potter AuctionsALEXANDER (Claude Alexander Conlin, 1880 - 1954). Alexander...US$1,500
3 days LeftFreeman's | HindmanHILTON, James. Original carbon typescript for Winifred Herself. [ca 1917].US$500
4 days LeftHolabird Western Americana CollectionsAssayer Book From 1878 for J. Taylor & Company 1878 [170327]US$170
Jun 14Crescent City Auction GalleryArnold Turtle (American/Illinois & New Orleans, 1892-1954), "Six Pen and Ink drawings of New OrleansUS$325
Jul 14Taylor & Harris12 Herend Rothschild Birds Hand Painted Porcelain Dinner Plates Blue Scale 1526US$3,500
Jul 14Taylor & Harris3 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Blue Fluted Full Lace Rimmed Soup Bowls #1170US$120
Jul 14Taylor & Harris8 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Blue Fluted Full Lace Bread Plates #1088 2nd QualUS$200
Jul 14Taylor & Harris12 Frank Lloyd Wright for Tiffany & Co Gilt Porcelain Cups or Mugs in ImperialUS$250
Jul 14Taylor & HarrisPair Large Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted Porcelain Vases Warrior Scenes MeijiUS$600