The Magic Collection of David Baldwin II 2018-06-16 Auction - 432 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL
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Robert-Houdin Glass Column Mystery Clock.ÒTurkÓ Magician Musical Automaton.The Great Raymond Handcuff Photo and Escape Handbill.
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Chicago, IL, United States
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The Magic Collection of David Baldwin II

The second offering from David Baldwin's collection features automatons, magic apparatus (both vintage and modern), ephemera, Houdiniana, stone lithographs, broadsides, and mystery clocks. Selections from the famed Raymond/Gibson collection, including personal property of Maurice "The Great" Raymond, will go on the block. Choice examples of props manufactured by Okito, Thayer, Klingl, Willmann, Williams, Beadle, and others, will all be highlights of the sale.
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Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
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Card Bouquet.: Card Bouquet. European, ca. 1890. Five cards appear at the edges of a handsome bouquet of roses resting on the magicianÕs table in a shining hammered brass jardinire. The cards make a sudden visible
0001: Card Bouquet.Est. $6,000-$8,000
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Card Ladle.: Card Ladle. English [?], ca. 1900. Brass ladle with turned wooden handle secretly changes one card or billet for another. Spring-loaded mechanism in good working condition. 18Ó long.
0002: Card Ladle.Est. $250-$350
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Crystal Clock Dial.: Crystal Clock Dial. German, ca. 1910. Handsome clear glass dial painted in the fashion of a clock. The brass pointer at the center is spun, and stops at any number called for. On a nickel-plated and
0003: Crystal Clock Dial.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Coffee and Milk Trick.: Coffee and Milk Trick. New Haven: Mysto Magic, ca. 1910. The magician scoops confetti into two nickel-plated cups and clamps lids on. A moment later, one is full of coffee, the other milk. 4Ó high.
0004: Coffee and Milk Trick.Est. $150-$250
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Coffee and Milk Trick.: Coffee and Milk Trick. Likely European, ca. 1920s. The magician scoops bran or confetti into two nickel-plated cups and replaces the lids. When opened again moments later, one cup is full of hot
0005: Coffee and Milk Trick.Est. $250-$350
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Coffee Vase.: Coffee Vase. Circa 1900. Hot coffee poured into the vase is transformed into a production of silks or other such items. Lid contains fake filled with cotton. 15Ó. Tin lid and base repainted;
0006: Coffee Vase.Est. $200-$300
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Coin Casket.: Coin Casket. Likely European, ca. 1880s. Four silver dollars sit inside a small box; every time the lid is closed, another coin vanishes, until all have disappeared. Leather exterior with silk lining
0007: Coin Casket.Est. $800-$1,200
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Nest of Boxes.: Nest of Boxes. English or German, ca. 1890s. High-quality set of six lathe-turned hardwood boxes. A coin vanishes, only to reappear within the innermost container. Smallest box holds American nickel
0009: Nest of Boxes.Est. $200-$300
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Handkerchief Burning Globe (Jumbo).: Handkerchief Burning Globe (Jumbo). Circa 1910. Brass vase exchanges one object for another, or transforms burning cotton into silk handkerchiefs. 12 _Ó high. Two small holes in exterior.
0010: Handkerchief Burning Globe (Jumbo).Est. $800-$1,200
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Saturnus Ball.: Saturnus Ball. Berlin: Conradi, ca. 1920. A brass frame holds a metal sphere, which changes color from blue to red, and vice-versa. Frame 4Ó wide. 10Ó long. Sphere spot-dented on one side, light
0011: Saturnus Ball.Est. $300-$400
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Spirit Bell and Clock Dial Combination.: Spirit Bell and Clock Dial Combination. Hamburg: Carl Willmann, ca. 1900. A cut crystal bell rings out answers to questions posed by the audience, sounding once for ÒyesÓ and twice for ÒnoÓ
0012: Spirit Bell and Clock Dial Combination.Est. $5,000-$7,000
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MagicianÕs Folding Table.: MagicianÕs Folding Table. Circa 1910. Handsome side stand with finely embroidered red drape and plush-covered folding top. Center leg folds into the shape of a walking stick, and again in to three
0013: MagicianÕs Folding Table.Est. $200-$300
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Wine and Water Separation.: Wine and Water Separation. Berlin: Conradi, ca. 1915. Two nickeled canisters, a claw-footed metal stand, and a glass decanter make up the props. Wine and water are poured into the decanter from
0014: Wine and Water Separation.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Birth of Flowers.: Birth of Flowers. European, ca. 1880s. A miniature pot sewn with a few seeds is suddenly filled with daisies after being covered by a brass tube. 6 x 2 _Ó. Age-consistent tarnish, else good.
0017: Birth of Flowers.Est. $150-$250
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Die Box and Chimney.: Die Box and Chimney. French (Leroy [?]), ca. 1890s. Hardwood Die Box with double-banded black borders, complete with black wooden dice and decoratively painted toleware chimney for the traditional
0018: Die Box and Chimney.Est. $300-$500
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Die Box.: Die Box. Likely English, ca. 1900. Four-door die box for the classic transposition effect. A die vanishes only to reappear elsewhere. Contains wood shell, wood die with inlaid spots and internal
0019: Die Box.Est. $300-$500
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Leon of Paris Collapsible Top Hat.: Leon of Paris Collapsible Top Hat. Paris, early twentieth century. Cloth top hat with thin grosgrain trim, neatly compressing flat. Good vintage condition with slight signs of wear.
0020: Leon of Paris Collapsible Top Hat.Est. $100-$150
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Canary Plug Box.: Canary Plug Box. F.W. Conradi [?], ca. 1900s. A small nickel-plated tube box with tiered cap, which the magician shows empty and later produces a live canary. 5 _Ó tall.
0021: Canary Plug Box.Est. $200-$300
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Production Tube.: Production Tube. Circa 1900s. Short metal tube which appears empty, but from which the magician produces a stream of silks or confetti. 4Ó long. Tarnished.
0023: Production Tube.Est. $200-$300
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Number Divination Box.: Number Divination Box. Circa 1900s. The order of four numbered blocks is divined by the mind reader while they are sealed in a small box. Paper-covered blocks with attractive color labels. Box 4 _Ó
0024: Number Divination Box.Est. $100-$200
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