The Salon de Magie Part IV
Sat, Jun 21, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 196
Mechanical Magic Lantern, for Use by Day or by Night. Flein...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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 |
Mechanical Magic Lantern, for Use by Day or by Night. Flein, Germany: Rudiger Deustch, ca. 1988. Modern version of an eighteenth-century magic lantern-like device. When one of nine wooden ?slides" bearing descriptions of pictures is inserted into the box, a corresponding image appears ?projected" onto the wall. 9 x 8 x 13". One of fewer than ten manufactured. Near fine. Described in Albo's Classic Magic Apparatus Supplement II, page 27.
