The Magic Collection of David Baldwin
Sat, Oct 29, 2016 12:00PM EDT - Sun, Oct 30, 2016 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 202
Silk Pedestal (The Great Raymond)
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
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| $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 |
Raymond, Maurice (Morris Raymond Saunders). Silk Pedestal. New York: Edward Beadle, ca. 1908. Nickel plated stand on an elaborate vase supports a clear glass. A silk handkerchief appears in the tumbler at the performer’s command. 15 ¾” high. Glass included. A fine example of this classic prop. Hallmarked. From the collection of The Great Raymond. Beadle is a little-known builder of magic apparatus who counted the greatest magicians of the era among his clients, including the Herrmanns, T. Nelson Downs, and Harry Kellar. While he never operated a magic shop or issued a catalog, he did produce fine bench-made props for discriminating customers. As a result of his limited output of high quality apparatus, props of his making are rarely seen today. The plunger incorporated into the pedestal is capped with a 1906 English farthing.
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