Sold2022Musical Turkish Magician Automaton. Switzerland, 20th centu...Musical Turkish Magician Automaton. Switzerland, 20th century. Key-wind mechanical automaton depicting a conjuror at a table, who changes and vanishes cards, blocks, and other baubles under two conesSee Sold Price
Sold2022Clown Magician AutomatonMade by Leopold Lambert. French - 1890 - 27" T x 11 " W. This is another rare and desirable automation by Leopold Lambert of France. Here we have a young magician performing feats of magic, as he makeSee Sold Price
Sold2023Roullet-Decamps Lady Magician AutomatonLate 19th/early 20th century; wind up musical automaton with lady magician having bisque porcelain head and arms, dressed in black lace, and silk outfit with conical hat, head and arms move, cone is lSee Sold Price
Sold2016Contemporary Musical Magician Automaton by Zdenka,Contemporary Musical Magician Automaton by Zdenka, Switzerland With bisque head, glass eyes and mohair wig, standing with wand and box behind a circular table, on velvet-covered base containing singleSee Sold Price
Sold2023ANTIQUE MAGICIAN MUSIC BOX AUTOMATONMusical Turkish Magician Automaton. Switzerland, 20th century. Key-wind mechanical automaton depicting a conjuror at a table, who changes and vanishes cards, blocks, and other baubles under two coneshSee Sold Price
Sold2016Clown Magician Musical Automaton. Paris: LeopoldClown Magician Musical Automaton. Paris: Leopold Lambert, ca. 1900s. As the music box plays, the magician, sticking his tongue in and out and nodding his head, raises his wand, taps the side of the cuSee Sold Price
Sold2017Automaton – Magician Cones & DiceA lovely French automaton believed to be from Jean Farkas (1917-2014). With his wife Anne, who was a seamstress and created the costumes, they created and repaired automata. In 1974 they moved from PaSee Sold Price
Sold2018John CalvertOriginal one sheet movie poster, 27" x 41" for DARK VENTURE, 1956 adventure film starring magician JOHN CALVERT. A very personal project for Calvert: he also wrote and directed the film. Generically ISee Sold Price
Sold2018John CalvertOriginal one sheet movie poster, 27" x 41" for GOLD FEVER, 1952 western adventure film starring magician JOHN CALVERT. Calvert also wrote and produced the film for Monogram Studios. Generically INSCRISee Sold Price
Sold2018Musical automaton of a Magician, moving headsMusical automaton of a Magician, when wound up his fan lifts his head appears once in the barrel and another time in a crate.Overall height 24 inches. Length 14 inches. Depth 11 inches.See Sold Price
Sold2023Erik DESMAZIERES: "L'Automate et le Magicien"Erik DESMAZIERES (Born 1948): "The Automaton and the Magician" / "L'Automate et le Magicien " (original French title). Aquatint, etching, and roulette on laid Moulin de Fleurac paper, 1988. Ref: FitchSee Sold Price
Sold2016Vernon, Dai. Portrait of Dai Vernon performing forVernon, Dai. Portrait of Dai Vernon performing for Chester Morris. Circa 1948. Oversize image of Vernon, back to the camera, performing a card trick for film star and magician Chester Morris, who scraSee Sold Price
Sold2015Pollock, Channing. Rocambole Lobby Card. Italy, 1963.Pollock, Channing. Rocambole Lobby Card. Italy, 1963. Pictorial lobby card (16 x 11 ”) for this Italian film starring American magician Channing Pollock in the lead role. Fine.See Sold Price
Sold2017JOHN CALVERT FILMS LOBBY CARD COLLECTION11” x 14” leather album containing a collection of 36 original color lobby cards from films starring or featuring magician/actor John Calvert (1911-2013). Includes multiple scene cards from Dark VSee Sold Price
Sold2018John CalvertInscribed Movie Poster APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER. Original Half Sheet Poster approx. 22"x28" for 1947 feature film APPOINTMENT WITH MURDER starring magician/actor JOHN CALVERT as The Falcon. Inscribed tSee Sold Price
Sold2022ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MULTIPLE ACTION AUTOMATON "SIDE SHOW".1910, AUSTRIAN: An amazing piece of early musical automata, referred to by collectors as "The Side Show". Multiple simultaneous movements including a magician, guitar player, dancing ballerina and traSee Sold Price
Sold2020The Monkey Magician under DomeMusical Monkey Conjuror Automaton. Paris: Jean Phalibois, ca. 1870s. Mechanical monkey automaton, the figure having a hand-painted paper-mache head, glass eyes, and wire glasses, dressed in wizard’sSee Sold Price
Sold2021Japanese Conjurer Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca.Japanese Conjurer Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2004. Handmade wooden automaton with exposed works. As the crank is turned, the cup in the conjurer’s hands descends, and the magician wavesSee Sold Price
Sold2017SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON - MODIFIED BY DODSONGerman Singing Bird automaton circa 1940’s, modified by electronics genius, Bill Dodson to create a routine of interaction between the magician and bird, in the style of Del-Ray (Delbert Raymond PetSee Sold Price
Sold2017“LITTLE-BIG BOOK: CHANDU THE MAGICIAN”Akron. 1935. Saalfield Publishing. First Printing. Hardbound. Sewn. 4 ¾” x 5 ¼”. 160 pages. Adapted from the 1932 film serial, “The Return of Chandu.” 61 still photos. Wear and chipping to cSee Sold Price
Sold2018Varieties On ParadeOriginal 1951 one sheet movie poster 27" x 41" for VARIETIES ON PARADE, a feature film showcasing a variety of entertainers including magician ORMOND MCGILL. Also featured Harry & Duke Johnson, juggleSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. CHINESE ENAMELED JEWELED BRONZE AUTOMATON CLOCKThe Item Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwi8EavDDJ0 Monumental French Automaton Musical Jeweled Bracket Clock made for the Chinese market. Circa 1880s. Highly decorated in 24kt gold plateSee Sold Price
Sold2017Chinese Automaton Musical Jeweled Bracket ClockMonumental Chinese Autamaton Musical Jeweled Bracket Clock Highly decorated in 24kt gold plate has white porcelain dial with black painted Roman numerals a sweep second hand and colorful jeweled bezelSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Chinese gilt bronze clock music automatonA highly important Chinese gilt bronze fusee movement and bell music automation (33.75"H). automation play hourly and depict 8 immortal rotating around the crown. the lower part with rotating foreigneSee Sold Price
Jun 08Potter & Potter AuctionsHOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Portrait Postcard...$200
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