Sold2017Flowering Rose Bush – Petrie & LewisPetrie & Lewis (P&L) New Haven, Ct. This was acquired by Bill in 1974 from Ray Goulet while Bill was on his honeymoon at the IBM/SAM convention in Boston. Bill said that he used this as his closer inSee Sold Price
Sold2018CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BRUSH POT18th Century. Of hexagonal form, each paneled side with landscapes alternating with flowering bushes, on shaped slab feet. Height 5 ¼”. Width 4 ¾”. (Cond: good) (1200/1500) Provenance: ASee Sold Price
Sold2018A GROUP OF FOUR ASIAN SEMIPRECIOUS STONE AND CUT GLASSA GROUP OF FOUR ASIAN SEMIPRECIOUS STONE AND CUT GLASS TREES, BUSHES AND FRUIT, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, consisting of a flowering bush with nephrite, spinach jade, red agate, and rose quartz petals anSee Sold Price
Sold2023Vladimir Tole and Porcelain Model of a Rose BushVladimir Tole and Porcelain Model of a Rose Bush Black painted mark. 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. diam. Chalet Espérance: The Collection of Jill and John Fairchild, GstaadSee Sold Price
Sold2021Five-Bloom Rose Bush Automaton. England: GranvilleFive-Bloom Rose Bush Automaton. England: Granville Taylor (Faust), ca. 2010. All-brass faux rose bush resting in a handsome wooden pot that slowly blooms real roses on command, which may then be cut fSee Sold Price
Sold2017BOGERT TUBE STAGE SIZED - PETRIE & LEWISScarce and just effective now as when it was first released in the 1940's. Water is poured into a large nickel - plated cylinder, which is then capped with paper and placed in a handsome metal stand.See Sold Price
Sold2015Die Box Effect. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca.Die Box Effect. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1939. Unusual transposition effect in which a die magically passes from a small box to a larger, longer box. All components made of sturdy paper-coSee Sold Price
Sold2015[P&L] Dream Tube trick. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L)[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 theSee Sold Price
Sold2022BOGERT TUBE (PROTOTYPE). New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), c...BOGERT TUBE (PROTOTYPE). New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930. A nickel-plated canister is placed in an upright stand, and filled with water, then capped with paper, forming a drumhead. The magicSee Sold Price
Sold2015Nest of Boxes. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca.Nest of Boxes. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. Set of five nesting cardboard boxes, each covered with a different patterned paper. A vanished coin appears inside the smallest of the boxes,See Sold Price
Sold2016Cords of Cairo. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca.Cords of Cairo. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1935. Cords running through two separate wooden pillars act in sympathy; when one is pulled, the other retracts, and vice versa - even after a visiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Bogert Tube. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930.Bogert Tube. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1930. Water is poured into a metal canister, which is capped with a drumhead and set in a nickel plated stand. Dry silk handkerchiefs are then produceSee Sold Price
Sold2016Chick Pan. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1950.Chick Pan. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1950. Empty metal pan produces a live chick or other objects after the lid is clamped on and removed. Claw feet. Tiered lid with copper-colored accent rSee Sold Price
Sold2016Wonder Box. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940.Wonder Box. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. A quantity of silks is produced from a mirrored box (3 ¼ x 2 x 2") shown empty on all sides. With a "modernistic" crackle finish. Very good. TraSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pair Italian gilt rose bush table ornamentsPair Italian gilt rose bush table ornaments, 20th c., monochrome white pottery blossoms, 26"h x 14"dia.See Sold Price
Sold2016Flower Production Basket. New Haven: Petrie & LewisFlower Production Basket. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L) [?], ca. 1940. Wire basket gimmicked to produce spring flowers. 8 ½ x 13". Flowers included. Good condition. A curiosity, as the basket was iSee Sold Price
Sold2016Vanishing Bowl of Water. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis, ca.Vanishing Bowl of Water. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1930. A brass bowl resting on a painted tray is filled with water. The bowl is covered and lifted from the tray. When tossed into the air, the bSee Sold Price
Sold2016Six-Shot Lota/Hindu Jug. New Haven: Petrie & LewisSix-Shot Lota/Hindu Jug. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. Spun copper jug for the production of six or seven shots of liquor in an "any drink called for" presentation, with a cord and two coSee Sold Price
Sold2016Mephisto’s Firecracker. New Haven: Petrie & LewisMephisto's Firecracker. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1939. A large burning firecracker vanishes from a nickel-plated case (7" long), and in its place appears a vanished silk flag. The crackerSee Sold Price
Sold2016[Petrie & Lewis] Group of P&L Multiplying Billiard[Petrie & Lewis] Group of P&L Multiplying Billiard Balls and more. New Haven: P&L, ca. 1930s. Including seven "one-to-four" sets in boxes with red, pearl, or glitter finishes; and a set of Patriotic BSee Sold Price
Sold2016Sand Pencil. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L)/ MystoSand Pencil. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L)/ Mysto Magic, ca. 1930s. Two examples, one chrome (4 ¾") and one wooden (5 ¼"), both with fitted caps and working tip releases, in a P&L box; together wiSee Sold Price
Sold2015Giant Lota Bowl. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1939.Giant Lota Bowl. New Haven, Petrie & Lewis, ca. 1939. Copper bowl fills with water and is emptied, only to refill itself again and again. 7” high, mouth 4 ”. Hallmarked. Wear to finish, one tiny dSee Sold Price
Sold2016Fairy Ribbon Shears. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L),Fairy Ribbon Shears. New Haven: Petrie & Lewis (P&L), ca. 1940. Cleverly prepared scissors aid in the performance of a cut and restored ribbon effect. Finely made from real shears, complete with origiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Dale Tiffany Museum rose bush Contemporary table lampDale Tiffany Museum rose bush contemporary table lampSee Sold Price
2 days LeftAmelia Jeffers, Auctioneers & AppraisersWATERCOLOR PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL HOLDING A ROSE.$250(3 bids)
May 12Hoch LTD.Anthony Lewis De Rose (American, 1803-1836) Portrait of Ethan Clark, Esquire, 1827$200(1 bid)
May 17Oakridge Auction GalleryA Chinese famille rose covered jar, Guangxu period, Qing dynasty$100(1 bid)
May 18Oakridge Auction GalleryA Chinese famille rose 'Three Rams' poem bowl, Qianlong period, Qing dynasty$2,500(1 bid)
May 16Ma San AuctionTHREE CHINESE PORCELAIN DISHES, 18/19TH CENTURY. To include a famille rose dish decorated with£60
May 16Ma San AuctionA CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, 20TH CENTURY. Of baluster form decorated with birds perched£80