Blackstone Magic Auction
Sat, Oct 28, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Oct 29, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 5
Harry Blackstone’s Ink to Goldfish.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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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 |
Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s Ink to Goldfish. Circa 1915. Oversize and custom-made hand blown and hand-etched glass vase with spun metal rim. Filled to the brim with ink, at the command of Blackstone, its contents instantly transformed into clear water filled with live swimming goldfish. 16” high, 8” diameter. Glass insert chipped and crudely repaired. Still, a finely made and early prop owned by Harry Blackstone. Accompanied by a note stating, “This glass jar belonged to magician Harry Blackstone, who was working on using it in a trick. But never used. Given to me by his sister-in-law Millie Bouton 1972. Dan Waldron.” Waldron wrote the definitive biography of Harry Blackstone.
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