Zozo The Magic Queen. ca. 1895

Zozo The Magic Queen. The Acme of Dramatic Splendor. Circa 1900. Colored newsprint engraving from Zozo’s Daily Mirror, text related to the play on the verso. 13 ½ x 10”. Matted. Old cello-wrappin

By Robert Ganthony. Ca. 1895. London. Being A Collection of Original Laughable Skits on Conjuring, Physiognomy, Juggling, Performing Fleas, Waxworks, Panorama……... Condition: Good, boards and spin

The Amateur’s Guide to Magic and Mystery and the Black Art Exposed. New York: J. S. Ogilvie, [ca. 1895-1888]. 8vo. Illustrated. Publishers printed wrappers. Some chipping to spine, some edgewear

Herrmann, Adelaide. Portrait of Adelaide Herrmann as Cagliostro, a Gift to Howard Thurston. N.p., ca. 1908; inscribed 1935. Gelatin silver print full-length portrait of the Queen of Magic in wizard's

Jugendstil LOETZ vase; Austria, ca. 1895. Iridescent blown glass. An iridescent blown glass vase from the Austrian Manufacture of Loetz, of conical form with circular mouthpiece, with "Phaenomen" deco

A Chinese export silver epergne, Ning Zhao Ji for Taylor and Co, ca. 1895, the footed form cast as a naturalistic figure of crane supporting a central trumpet vase with repousse sprays of chrysanthemu

Pair of Jugendstil LOETZ vases; Austria, ca. 1895. Iridescent blown glass. Pair of iridescent blown glass vases from the Austrian Manufacture of Loetz, with a flared body flaring out into a spherical

Parker Bros. Waterloo A Battle Game, ca. 1895, elaborate cover imagery, with game directions on underside, built up box bottom board, with side drawer for dice cups, dice, and wood game pieces, 21'' x

Pair of Jugendstil LOETZ vases; Austria, ca. 1895. Iridescent blown glass. Pair of iridescent blown glass vases from the Austrian Manufacture of Loetz, with a circular body with lateral indentations,

Rare example of Bailey’s Red, a copper luster glaze developed at Rookwood by Master Potter Joseph Bailey around 1895. Bailey was attempting to create a match for Chinese Oxblood and managed to d

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Album containing 72 photographs of self-defense maneuvers. Ca 1895. 4 x 5 1/4 in. silver gelatin photographs mounted recto/verso to album pages. (Toning and spotting.) Sewn and gl

Cabinet of Foo - Stage Size. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1970. A floor-model version of Abbott's classic production effect. Custom made with a load chamber that holds two specially made Abbott fishbowl

McLoughlin Bros. Mansion of Happiness, ca. 1895, a popular game of the time ...effective in impressing wholesome moral lessons as was boasted in the instructions on underside of cover, game with inset

Georgian Style Painted Armchair, 19thc., ca. 1895 The shaped upholstered back over an upholstered seat, with foliate carved arms, the shaped front rail carved with winged sphinxes centering a scallop

Phoenix hook and ladder fire wagon that was manufactured by Ives Manufacturing Company/Ives, Blakeslee & Williams Co. of Bridgeport, Connecticut circa 1895. This piece is in great condition for its ag

Blue Phantom. Asuza: Owen Magic, ca. 1980s. A blue checker stacked among gold-colored checkers mysteriously travels to a different position when covered by the genie tube. 17 ½” tall. Very good.

Crystal Ladder Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. Coins produced from mid-air are dropped down the ladder landing in the hammered brass pail at the bottom. Wooden and glass, with gimmick to f

Crystal Ladder Coin Pail. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1965. Coins produced from mid-air are dropped down the ladder landing in the hammered brass pail at the bottom. Wooden, glass, and Plexiglas, with

Die and Silk Casket. Alhambra: Owen Magic, ca. 1960. A metal large die and a silk handkerchief transpose magically between a borrowed hat and a glass cabinet trimmed with wood. 3” metal die with

Chair to Suitcase. Hong Kong: Chu's Magic, ca. 1970. A low wooden chair, when picked up, transforms into a small suitcase with a few deft flips of the hand.

Swirl-It Box. Indiana, Penn.: Klinecraft Magic, ca. 1960. An open, empty cabinet suspended from a cord is spun rapidly. At the magician's command it visibly and instantly fills with silk handkerchiefs

Cabinet of Foo. Colon: Abbott's Magic, ca. 1970. A small cabinet on a low stand is shown empty; after its doors have been closed, a substantial production is made from within. Operates identically to

Hand of Cleopatra. Stevens Magic, ca. 1994. Including a wooden coffin and pyramid, the coffin containing a hand which, once placed atop the pyramid, spins itself toward the spectator's chosen card amo

Finger Chopper. London: Vampire Magic, ca. 1960. Precision-layered sheet metal chopper (5 x 2 ¼") cuts through a cigarette or other object but leaves a spectator's finger unharmed. Hallmarked. Minor