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Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part III

Sat, Oct 29, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 69

HUMBOLDT AND THE GLOBE. German, ca. 1880s. A plaster statue...

Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000

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HUMBOLDT AND THE GLOBE. German, ca. 1880s. A plaster statue of Alexander Von Humbolt and a small globe magically transpose locations underneath two large decorative covers, back and forth on command. Formerly owned by famed mid-century magician Dell O?Dell, and accompanied by a letter from Ottokar Fischer explaining the history of the effect and its provenance.