Stage-Size Vanishing Box. European, ca. 1935. Wooden chest decorated in black, gold, and red lacquer with a pentacle motif rests on a thin wooden trestle and checkerboard tray. Articles ? including livestock ? placed in the box disappear. When the magician lifts the chest from the tray, it springs open, showing it entirely empty. Overall height 38?. Clever mechanisms in box and tray.