Billiard Ball Tube. LA, F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920

Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Group of fourteen finely turned wooden billiard balls painted in various colors, with two red shells. Ten balls and three shells 1 5/8"

Multiplying Billiard Balls. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer and others, ca. 1930s. Fifteen solid balls comprising at least three complete sets of the popular stage trick in which solid wooden balls multiply

Eli's Die Box. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1920. Handsome turned hardwood box allows the magician to control the roll of three fair dice, no matter how vigorously the box is shaken. 2 ½" diameter.

Coin Easel. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer [?], ca. 1920. A lyre-type easel that allows the magician to vanish four coins without sleight-of-hand. 9 ¾" high. Good. Scarce.

Enchanted Tube. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1936. A small metal tube (7" long) is shown empty, yet silk handkerchiefs are produced from inside. Red finish with gold and black trim. Minor paint chips

Mysterious Billiard Ball Tube. German, likely Klingl, ca. 1920s – 30s. Handsome nickel-plated tube with tiered cap and stand, supplied with two turned wooden balls painted green. A billiard ball pas

Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A marked coin is discovered inside two nested, locked metal boxes, which are wrapped in a ball of yarn – which is inside two nested, hardw

Coin in a Ball of Yarn. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A marked coin is discovered inside two nested, locked metal boxes, which are wrapped in a ball of yarn- which is inside two nested, hardwood

Ca 1920’s. From F.G. Thayer. This is a wonderful routine where the wood die disappears from the wood box and reappears in the Magician’s hat. In the wood box, flags now have made an appearance. Th

Kuma Tubes / Marvelous Japanese Cylinders. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930s. Two large tubes are shown empty, then a giant production of silks or livestock is made. A large copper pot filled with w

Radio Simplex Gazing Ball (a/k/a “Meccano”). Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. A chromed metal ball (5” diam.) into which the mind-reader gazes, cleverly constructed so as to conceal the answe

Blue Phantom. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1935. A blue checker stacked among yellow checkers inexplicably travels to different positions while covered by a decorative metal tube. 17” high. Very go

Ph. de Noran. Ph. De Noran and Datura. Brussels: Affiches Marci, ca. 1920. Color lithographed poster with scenes from the performance of this European magician, including a levitation, billiard ball m

Ph. de Noran. Ph. De Noran and Datura. Brussels: Affiches Marci, ca. 1920. Color lithographed poster with scenes from the performance of this European magician, including a levitation, billiard ball m

Blue Phantom. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940s. Among a stack of wooden checkers, resting on a tiered wooden base and covered by a metal tube, the blue checker mysteriously changes its position bet

Conjuring Tricks Magic Set. Bavaria: Spear, ca. 1920. Handsome magic set with wooden and paper props including a large Ball Vase, Die Vase, Changing Tube, Obedient Orange (in its own box), Skittle tri

[P&L] Dream Tube trick. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L) for Steen, ca. 1932. Handkerchiefs or a billiard ball are produced from an empty tube. Objects can also vanish or be changed when placed in the

Gwynne, Jack. Jack Gwynne's Floating Table. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1940. A four-legged side table clings to the magician's hand and floats in the air as if weightless. Owned and used by the fam

Edouard Cortes (French, 1882-1969) "En Attendant La Pratique", ca. 1920-1930 oil on panel signed lower left. Gold leaf frame. 9-1/4" x 9-1/4", framed 17-1/4" x 17-1/4" Provenance: Private collection,

Charles Sandre French military figurine "Chasseur a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale" 1804-14 ca.1900-1920. Wood plinth. Exceptionally detailed. 19 1/2" h x 4 3/4" w x 4 3/4" d

SST. Sign is Maker Marked The Lackner Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Scarce CA. 1920's Embossed Tin for Cooper Cord & Fabric Tires & Tubes showing a privilege panel for The I.J. Cooper Rubber Company, Dayton

Gene Davis (1920 - 1985) 3 Battle for Grown Ups, 1969 Silkscreen on canvas on board Signed on verso Edition of 150 Image: 20 x 29.75 inches; Framed: 20.75 x 30.75 inches Provenance: La Jolla Museum, C

Jean Jansem(1920-2013)"La Coiffure"Oil on canvasSigned lower left: Jansem; titled on the frame plaque23.5" H x 28.5" W Provenance: Mr. Bram Goldsmith, Beverly Hills, CA

DESCRIPTION: A brilliant original Art Deco oil on canvas showing a beautiful woman reclined and reading with a night table beside her. The painting is illegibly signed at lower right along with the da