Sold2023The Hunter and the Trapper, Adams, W. H. Davenport; London, 1874. T. Nelson and Sons, 393 pagesCloth cover with black and gilt lettering on and wildlife scene on cover and binding. 5” x 7”. Cover moderately worn at corners. Spline shows minimal pulling. No tears or stains, and minimSee Sold Price
Sold2016Nichols, Thomas Low. A Biography of the BrothersNichols, Thomas Low. A Biography of the Brothers Davenport. London: Saunders, Otley & Co., 1864. First Edition. Green cloth, gilt stamped. 8vo. Minor fraying to cloth, rear cover lightly soiled with sSee Sold Price
Sold2018Davenport Demon Series Card Penetration Frame.Davenport Demon Series Card Penetration Frame. London: Davenports, 1940s. A pencil penetrates a card held on a pane of glass within a metal card frame, yet when removed, the glass is unharmed. Demon hSee Sold Price
Sold2019Sport 1885Sport Fox-Hunting Salmon -Fishing Covert-Shooting Deer-Stalking by W Bromley Davenport London Chapman 1885. NSW Parliamentary Library binding. FoxedSee Sold Price
Sold2015Cups and Balls. London, Davenports, ca. 1940 [?]. SetCups and Balls. London, Davenports, ca. 1940 [?]. Set of three chrome-plated cups. 4 ” high, mouth 3”. Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Thumb Stocks/Thumb Screw Illusion. London: Davenports,Thumb Stocks/Thumb Screw Illusion. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. No matter how tightly the hardwood stocks are screwed down on his thumbs, the performer easily escapes. 4 x 2 ”. Very good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Marvelous Cups & Corks Mystery. London: DavenportsMarvelous Cups & Corks Mystery. London: Davenports Magic (Demon), ca. 1940. Three hallmarked chrome cups and gimmicked corks for a Cups and Balls type effect, this version made famous by the late MerlSee Sold Price
Sold2016Demon Card Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1950.Demon Card Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1950. Chrome-plate brass card box with side flap, in which cards appear or disappear. 3 x 2 x 1”. Good.See Sold Price
Sold2016Six Lanterns from Hat. London: Davenports, ca. 1933.Six Lanterns from Hat. London: Davenports, ca. 1933. Set of six collapsible lanterns the magician produces from a borrowed hat. Brass frames with colored cellophane panes (some with small cracks).See Sold Price
Sold2016Demon Wonder Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. A smallDemon Wonder Box. London: Davenports, ca. 1940. A small chrome plated box (2 x 3 x 2”) is clearly shown empty, yet handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Hallmarked with Demon logo and registrationSee Sold Price
Sold2017Spirit Rapping Hand.Spirit Rapping Hand. London: Davenport’s, ca. 1920. Papier-mache model hand (approx. 6” long) mysteriously raps out answers when placed on a pane of glass. Hand painted.See Sold Price
Sold2018Wonder Clock.Wonder Clock. London: Davenports, ca. 1930. Walnut box with encased clock; performer predicts the hour that the spectator has moved the clockÕs hand, even though the clock is covered with a sliding dSee Sold Price
Sold2016Carl Rosini’s Card Transposition. London: L. DavenportCarl Rosini’s Card Transposition. London: L. Davenport & Co., ca. 1948. Complete set of as-new apparatus including copper-finished calling card tray (8 ” diam.), gimmicked packet and full deck ofSee Sold Price
Sold2016Arrowsmith Glass Penetration. London: Lewis Davenport &Arrowsmith Glass Penetration. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1946. A large sheet of plate glass in a wooden frame is partially covered. Objects pass through the frame, but the glass remains unharmSee Sold Price
Sold2016Penny to Sovereign. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca.Penny to Sovereign. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1945. The magician promises to change an old English Penny into a Sovereign. Instead of changing one coin into another, the Penny is transformedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Finger Chopper. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca.Finger Chopper. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1940. The blade of a small guillotine passes through a spectator’s finger without harming it, but cuts through the cigarette below. Hardwood constrSee Sold Price
Sold2016Maskelyne’s Mysteries Magical Constructor No. 1. TheMaskelyne’s Mysteries Magical Constructor No. 1. The Phantom Air Mail. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1949. Stiff pictorial wrapper contains a 20 x 30” “working plan and instructions on howSee Sold Price
Sold2016[Miscellaneous] Two Magic Sets and Various Packet[Miscellaneous] Two Magic Sets and Various Packet Tricks. London: L. Davenport & Co./Demon Magic and other manufacturers, 1920s – 40s. Including a “Demon Modern Card Tricks” magic set, boxed witSee Sold Price
Sold2016Oswald Williams’ Signature Tune. London: LewisOswald Williams’ Signature Tune. London: Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1940. Charming and clever handling of the sucker torn and restored strip of paper, as presented by Oswald Williams during his manySee Sold Price
Sold2019Diary of Kitty Trevylyan and The White KangarooDiary of Kitty Trevylyan by M. W. Dodd. 506 Broadway, New York. 1866. The White Kangaroo by E. Davenport Cleland. Illustrated. London Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. 1891. Property of George Kennan's summSee Sold Price
Sold2022Letters from OxfordLetters from Oxford Hugh Trevor-Roper to Bernard Berenson Richard Davenport-Hines (2006). London / Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN: 0297850849 CHF 20 / 40 EUR 20 / 40See Sold Price
Sold2016Roy, Fergus (ed.). The Davenport Story, Vols. 1 4.Roy, Fergus (ed.). The Davenport Story, Vols. 1 4. London, 2009 12. First Edition. Cloth. Illustrated. 4tos. Complete set with publishers enclosures, photos, and errata slip. First volume an autographSee Sold Price
Sold2024George III Silver Cake BasketLondon, 1779 by Burrage Davenport, one mark on handle, and four marks on side at base of handle. Appx. 38 T.O. 12"h x 14"w x 11-1/2"d Provenance: Purchased from James Robinson, 1985 Provenance: ProperSee Sold Price
Sold2020A George I Britannia standard tablespoon, London 1714A George I Britannia standard tablespoon, London 1714 by Isaac Davenport (reg. April 1697) Hanoverian pattern, with rat tail heel, the terminal later engraved with a crest of a martlet on top of a wreSee Sold Price
May 16Heritage Auctions74336: A Burrage Davenport Silver Fish Server, London, $1(1 bid)
May 19Rich Penn AuctionsAutomotive Sign, Moline Davenport Coach Through the Arsenal Fare Sign, Coaches Every 20 Minutes for$70(3 bids)
2 days LeftClaydon Auctioneers LtdA 19thC Gothic style Davenport with a leather fall front above cross formed supports to the front£200