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Magic Collection of Rudiger Deutsch: Part 1

Thu, Sep 26, 2019 01:30AM EDT
Lot 179

Fly-To Bird Cage.

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$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
Fly-To Bird Cage. Vienna: S. Klingl, ca. 1920. Magnificent mechanical device allows a bird cage, removed from a handsome stand, to vanish, then visibly reappear in a matching empty stand some distance away. Height 17 ??. Hallmarked. Very good working condition. Rare. A prop manufactured by several prominent European magic builders at the turn of the twentieth century, and uncommon in any form. This is the first Klingl-made model we have encountered. While taller than the Willmann model, the cage that reappears is permanently affixed to the stand that holds it.