May Magic Auction
Sat, May 2, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 1
Albini, Herbert. Albini?s Own Egg Bag. Circa 1900. Red clot...
Estimate: $300 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Albini, Herbert. Albini?s Own Egg Bag. Circa 1900. Red cloth bag that allowed Albini, who featured and popularized the effect, to vanish and reproduce, under test conditions, a white hen?s egg repeatedly. Together with a duplicate ungimmicked bag, both with original inventory tags from The Magic Circle collection; and a two-page holographic manuscript outlining the working of the trick, and a later explanation of Albini?s method published in Will Goldston?s Magazine of Magic in 1930. Bags approximately 9 ? x 8 ??. Originally in the collection of The Magic Circle, London. Sold in the club?s 1999 appeal auction.
