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Sixteen long magic lantern slides 'Voyage to India', boxed, together with a pair of Edwardian ivorine opera glasses and a apir of modern glasses (3)

Part of the Magic of Dance trilogy. Lead crystal figure that was designed to represent the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova, made from clear faceted and unfaceted crystal. Complemented with a plaque, engraved with figure title and artist name and date. Swarovski etched backstamp. Plaque measures: 2.5in W x 1in H. Figure measures: 7.25in H. Artist: Anton HirzingerIssued: 2004Manufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.

Eleven Bradford Exchange collectors plates to include ' The Show Maiden' , ' Magic Fish' , ' The Stone Flower' etc

Magic, silver, tea service with enamels, Gustav Klingert. Combines: kettle, sugar bowl and creamer. It sounds like flaming turquoise enamel with decorative vignettes, rhythmically given on the body and lids of the items. The subtle and contrasting coloring reveals the talent and trademark of the Klingert workshop, which was able to build a bravura harmony of color on deep turquoise and blue-blue tones. The contrasting combination of white belts and blue contours add oriental festivity and luxury. The teapot has traces of enamel restoration. Moscow, last quarter of the 19th century. 84 sample of silver. Assay master: A.A. Artsibashev Anatoly Apollonovich. Manufacturer&39;s mark: GK Gustav Klingert. Teapot: 14x17x9 cm, 356 gr. Sugar bowl: 12.5x15x8 cm, 301 gr. Creamer: 8.5x10.5.5 cm, 128 gr. Total weight: 785 gr. Width: 17cm, Height: 14cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 0.785kg, Condition: As is, Material: Silver 84, Cloisonné enamel

[CLASSIC LITERATURE] Davies, William. The Hour of Magic and Other Poems, first large paper limited edition 56/110, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR, William Nicholson, Cape, London, 1922, quarter cream cloth and blue boards with gold title labels, top edges gilt, octavo. Condition Report : Minor discolouration to fore edges of covers by generally a good, clean copy. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

Estate of Jeremy Bulloch - Star Wars - Artwork - Nacho (artist) - a digital print on board depicting a stylised comic-book scene featuring Boba Fett carrying the Han Solo carbonite block. Signed and dedicated to Bulloch by the artist to the rear 'To Jeremy Bullock (sic) - Thanks For The Magic!' 25cm x 40cm. 

The Lizzie Cundy collection - Harry Houdini magic disappearing sackProvenance: Sold at Aston's Auctioneers & Valuers Lot 7 of 2nd May 2019, Sold at Christies Lot 70 of 23rd November 2011

Two unboxed Pellham puppets comprising Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Girl in Stripy Dress & Florence from the Magic Roundabout. H.37cm biggest doll.

Bruce Springsteen Vinyl LP Records, Darkness On the Edge Of Town, Greetings From Asbury Park, Born To Run, The Wild, The Innocent & The East Street Shuffle, The River, Nebraska, Born In The USA, Tunnel Of Love, Wrecking Ball, Magic, Western Stars, The Promise, Working On A Dream, Live - boxed cassettes.

Vinyl LP Records, The Who, Magic Bus DL 75064, Odds & Sods ACB 254, The Who Sings My Generation, DL74664, Live At Leeds 246001 with paperwork, BBC Sessions etc; (9 in total)

A Hercules green marbleized fountain pen; miniature carved chess set; dominoes, Jacques of London Geographical game Counties of England 2nd series; Khanhoo, Sherlock Holmes, etc; magic lantern slides, etc

Five Albums containing an extensive collection of collectors cards, Including: Trading card game Force of War, Star Trek, Magic The Gathering deckmaster, Justice League, Lost in Space, Lady Death and others . (A.Lot)

Including Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Daughters of Khaine In Excellent condition (opened but not started), Magic The gathering Hour of Devastation Bundle and Nicol Bolas Deck, Three World of Warcraft Trading Card game Raid Decks, Consisting of Onyxias Lair, Molten Core, Magtheridons Lair, Trivial Pursuit The Music Master game, TV Edition (28 items)

A Large Quantity of Disney,Star Wars, Marvel, Magic Roundabout, plus other figures and Hawthorne houses all in good unboxed condition (A.Lot).

A mixed lot of various reproduction magic interest posters, to include Houdini, Le Roy, Dante, Mr Maskelyne etc

Vintage reproduction poster for SIM-SALA-BIM magic show by DANTE ('World's Greatest Master of Mystery') featuring Moi-Yo Miller ('Australia's Most Beautiful Woman'). Ford's Theatre, Baltimore. Further information to verso. Framed and glazed, size approximately: 68x46cm

A framed box label from 'Maskelyne's Mysteries' conjuring tricks magic set. A genuine artefact from the archive of Davenport's Magic Kingdom, UK (certificate to verso)

A quantity of LPs to include five 'The Swing Era Box Sets 1936 to 1945', three box sets including 'The Magic of Glen Miller', various Duke Ellington Orchestra titles, 'Best of Beach Boys', 'The Terrero Band' 'Bix n Bing with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra', etc.

NORTHERN SOUL AND SOUL; forty-five singles to include Bob & Earl 'Harlem Shuffle' on Contempo, Travis Wammack 'Fire Fly' on Ara, Wigan's Chosen Few 'Footsee' on UK Pye Disco Demand, Johnny Baker 'Accept Me as I am' on Cisco, The Alfie Kahn Sound Orchestra 'Woman' on Atlantic, The Exciters 'Reaching for the Past' on 20th Century, Bob Relf 'Blowing My Mind to Pieces' on Black Magic, Donnie Elbert, Freda Payne, L. J. Johnson, etc (45).Condition Report: They are all in used, played condition, most with surface scratches, dust marks and finger marks.

NORTHERN SOUL; fourteen singles comprising Duke Browner 'Crying Over You' on Impact, The Sweets 'Satisfy My Baby' on Soultown, Jimmy Conwell 'Let it All Out' on Gemini, Nolan Chance 'Just Like the Weather' on Out of the Past, Leah Dawson 'My Mechanical Man' on Magic City Records DJ copy, The Cooperettes 'Shing-A-Ling' on Brunswick, Johnny Jones 'Purple Haze' on Brunswick, Alice Clark 'You Hit Me' on Canterbury, Jimmy Thomas 'The Beautiful Knight', The Invitations 'Why Did My Baby Turn Bad?' on Out of the Past, The Gems 'I'll be There' on Tru-Glo-Town, George Carrow 'Angel Baby' on Columbia, Sam & Kitty 'Love is the Greatest' on Four Brothers and The Poppies 'My Love and I' on Columbia Special Products, all US pressings (14).

A group of vintage ceramics to include a Carlton Ware hand painted butter dish, a Franceschini Pesaro black and white signed bowl, a Crown Ducal vase with image of young Mexican with donkey, a Carlton Ware money box in the form of a young woman, a Grimwades Ltd blue cube teapot in 'Blue Ming' design, two black and white retro plates, a Portmeirion Susan Williams-Ellis 'Magic City' vase, etc.

A box of vintage magic tricks and various magic ephemera.

A box containing a quantity of Blue Magic multi-surface cleaner and stain remover, together with refillable bottles.

A box containing a quantity of cleaning products including microfibre cloths, Kleenez powerpaste and pads, Blue Magic multi-surface cleaner, kitchen roll, mould remover, all parts new.

Vintage Magic Lantern together with various slides

Two vintage magic lanterns.

Swarovski 'Magic of Dance' Annual Edition 2002, in box with COA.

Swarovski 'Magic of Dance' Annual Edition 2004, in box with COA.

A box of Religious Magic Lantern slides

Victorian magic lantern with slides

Dash Snow (1981 New York City 2009) Being and Nothingness. 2006-2007.Collage auf Papier.Verso auf dem Rahmen mit Bleistift signiert: DASH SNOW.10,5 x 10,6 cm.Im Künstler-Objektrahmen freigestellt und unter Glas gerahmt: 38,2 x 31 x 4,5 cm.Verso ein Etikett der Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts.Ausstellung: Manifesto Collage. Über den Begriff der Collage im 21. Jahrhundert. Die About Change, Collection zu Gast in der Berlinischen Galerie. Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, 2012.Provenienz:About Change, Collection (Christiane zu Salm), Berlin.Angaben zum Künstler:• Dash Snow wurde als Dashiell A. Snow 1981 in New York City geboren. • Seine Arbeiten zeigten oft den dekadenten Lebensstil junger New Yorker Künstler und ihres sozialen Umfelds und enthielten Szenen von Sex, Drogen und Gewalt. • Dash Snow war der Sohn von Taya Thurman (einer Halbschwester von Uma Thurman) und deren früheren Ehemann Chris Snow. Als Urenkel von Dominique de Ménil und John de Ménil stammte er aus einer berühmten amerikanischen Mäzenaten-Dynastie, von der er sich früh abwandte. Er hat eine Tochter mit dem Namen Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow. • In seinen späteren auf Collagen basierenden Arbeiten verwendete Snow sein Sperma als Material, das er auf Zeitungsfotos von Polizisten und anderen Autoritätspersonen spritze. • Dash starb an einer Überdosis Heroin im Lafayette House, einem Hotel in Manhattan. Durch seinen Tod im Alter von 27 Jahren wird er manchmal auch zum Klub 27 gezählt.

Dash Snow (1981 New York City 2009) Like the Diamond Bullet. 2006/2007.Collage auf Papier.Verso auf dem Rahmen mit Bleistift signiert: DASH SNOW.43 x 30,7 cm.Im Künstler-Objektrahmen freigestellt und unter Glas gerahmt: 63,5 x 54,3 x 4,5 cm.Verso ein Etikett der Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin.Ausstellung: Manifesto Collage. Über den Begriff der Collage im 21. Jahrhundert. Die About Change, Collection zu Gast in der Berlinischen Galerie. Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, 2012.Provenienz:About Change, Collection (Christiane zu Salm), Berlin.Angaben zum Künstler:• Dash Snow wurde als Dashiell A. Snow 1981 in New York City geboren. • Seine Arbeiten zeigten oft den dekadenten Lebensstil junger New Yorker Künstler und ihres sozialen Umfelds und enthielten Szenen von Sex, Drogen und Gewalt. • Dash Snow war der Sohn von Taya Thurman (einer Halbschwester von Uma Thurman) und deren früheren Ehemann Chris Snow. Als Urenkel von Dominique de Ménil und John de Ménil stammte er aus einer berühmten amerikanischen Mäzenaten-Dynastie, von der er sich früh abwandte. Er hat eine Tochter mit dem Namen Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow. • In seinen späteren auf Collagen basierenden Arbeiten verwendete Snow sein Sperma als Material, das er auf Zeitungsfotos von Polizisten und anderen Autoritätspersonen spritze. • Dash starb an einer Überdosis Heroin im Lafayette House, einem Hotel in Manhattan. Durch seinen Tod im Alter von 27 Jahren wird er manchmal auch zum Klub 27 gezählt.

Dash Snow (1981 New York City 2009) The heavenly three grows downwards. 2006/2007.Collage mit Feder auf Papier. Verso auf dem Rahmen mit Bleistift signiert: DASH SNOW.37,4 x 27,7cm.Im Künstler-Objektrahmen freigestellt und unter Glas gerahmt: 60,5 x 50,3 x 4,5 cm.Verso ein Etikett der Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin.Ausstellung: Manifesto Collage. Über den Begriff der Collage im 21. Jahrhundert. Die About Change, Collection zu Gast in der Berlinischen Galerie. Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, 2012.Provenienz:About Change, Collection (Christiane zu Salm), Berlin.Angaben zum Künstler:• Dash Snow wurde als Dashiell A. Snow 1981 in New York City geboren. • Seine Arbeiten zeigten oft den dekadenten Lebensstil junger New Yorker Künstler und ihres sozialen Umfelds und enthielten Szenen von Sex, Drogen und Gewalt. • Dash Snow war der Sohn von Taya Thurman (einer Halbschwester von Uma Thurman) und deren früheren Ehemann Chris Snow. Als Urenkel von Dominique de Ménil und John de Ménil stammte er aus einer berühmten amerikanischen Mäzenaten-Dynastie, von der er sich früh abwandte. Er hat eine Tochter mit dem Namen Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow. • In seinen späteren auf Collagen basierenden Arbeiten verwendete Snow sein Sperma als Material, das er auf Zeitungsfotos von Polizisten und anderen Autoritätspersonen spritze. • Dash starb an einer Überdosis Heroin im Lafayette House, einem Hotel in Manhattan. Durch seinen Tod im Alter von 27 Jahren wird er manchmal auch zum Klub 27 gezählt.

Dash Snow (1981 New York City 2009) How the heck can I wash my neck if it ain´t gonna rain no more. 2006/2007.Collage auf Papier.Verso auf dem Rahmen mit Bleistift signiert und gewidmet (in Herz): DASH SNOW, 4 THE BAND.71,5 x 50,6 cm.Im Künstler-Objektrahmen freigestellt und unter Glas gerahmt: 91,5 x 71,3 x 4,5 cm.Verso ein Etikett der Galerie Contemporary Fine Arts.Ausstellung: Manifesto Collage. Über den Begriff der Collage im 21. Jahrhundert. Die About Change, Collection zu Gast in der Berlinischen Galerie. Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, 2012.Provenienz:About Change, Collection (Christiane zu Salm), Berlin.Angaben zum Künstler:• Dash Snow wurde als Dashiell A. Snow 1981 in New York City geboren. • Seine Arbeiten zeigten oft den dekadenten Lebensstil junger New Yorker Künstler und ihres sozialen Umfelds und enthielten Szenen von Sex, Drogen und Gewalt. • Dash Snow war der Sohn von Taya Thurman (einer Halbschwester von Uma Thurman) und deren früheren Ehemann Chris Snow. Als Urenkel von Dominique de Ménil und John de Ménil stammte er aus einer berühmten amerikanischen Mäzenaten-Dynastie, von der er sich früh abwandte. Er hat eine Tochter mit dem Namen Secret Midnight Magic Nico Snow. • In seinen späteren auf Collagen basierenden Arbeiten verwendete Snow sein Sperma als Material, das er auf Zeitungsfotos von Polizisten und anderen Autoritätspersonen spritze. • Dash starb an einer Überdosis Heroin im Lafayette House, einem Hotel in Manhattan. Durch seinen Tod im Alter von 27 Jahren wird er manchmal auch zum Klub 27 gezählt.

1911 Palmer-Singer Model 4-50 Seven Passenger Touring Chassis no. 504499 ci, T-Head, 4-Cylinder Engine (5.5' bore x 5.25' stroke)Single Updraft Carburetor50 horsepower ALAM rated 4-Speed Transmission with Direct Final Drive Semi-Elliptic Leaf Spring SuspensionRear Drum Brakes*Single family ownership since 1956, 3 owners from new*Legendary New York built high performance Brass era automobile*Remarkable personal restoration which still shows well*More than 30,000 tour miles covered including Glidden ToursTHE PALMER-SINGERFor every Brass Era manufacturer such as Thomas, Mercer, and Simplex that entered immortality through magnificent engineering and superb quality, there were a multitude of others that remain less well-known. Among them the enthusiast finds Palmer-Singer, the joint venture of Henry Palmer, a wealthy barrel manufacturer, and Charles Singer, of the sewing machine family that counted many automobilists in its monied ranks. Palmer and Singer initially collaborated in 1907 on a New York City dealership for Simplex, Matheson, and Isotta-Fraschini automobiles, and, essentially, learned from the magnificent beasts that they sold. Having absorbed what they could from studying their elite stock, in 1908 they launched the Palmer & Singer Manufacturing Company to build their own world-beating motorcar, initially referred to as the P&S and then, within a year, by the founders' proud full names.Crafted in a new Long Island factory, the Palmer-Singer was a Great Car, the term popularized by the automotive writer Ralph Stein to indicate a motorcar with excellent craftsmanship, advanced mechanicals, and the ability to thrill its driver. Palmer-Singer's four- and six-cylinder engines, each of its own devising, were all at once meticulously crafted, large, and potent. It was one of the first American luxury cars to employ a four-speed selective transmission with multiple-disc clutch and modern shaft drive, at a time when even the finest vehicles often transmitted their power via chain drive. Each I-beam front axle was hand-forged. Dual brakes worked on each rear wheel. As the firm's promotional materials noted, many manufacturers boasted one or two of these features, but Palmer-Singer offered them all. Like its East Coast compatriot the T-head Mercer, it was an automobile that was wholly engineered for excellence in its field, with no component of its design an afterthought left to chance.The success of this philosophy was ably demonstrated by a Palmer-Singer's victory in the Long Island Motor Derby of 1911, hurtling along 182 miles in 179 minutes, and a further impressive performance in a 24-hour speed trial at Brighton, New York. The locales were no accident; Palmer-Singer was demonstrating its power before its own wealthy neighbors. Advertising that year referred to the Palmer-Singer as the 'Strongest Built Car in the World,' a series that 'consists of four luxurious, high-class models, all correct in design and successful in practice...commodious, comfortable, and graceful, most attractively designed and finished, differing only in size and power.' The company stood by that claim, guaranteeing each of its automobiles for one full year.The firm had everything going for it but time and humility. Whereas its contemporaries recognized the peak of their engineering and stopped, Palmer-Singer, not content, experimented with a slide-valve engine, the Magic Six. Its very name sounded like a bunch of hokum, and it was; the engine was both costly to build and unreliable, which proved fatal to its manufacturer virtually upon its introduction in 1914. In-between were six years of outstanding large luxury cars that deserve to be remembered. Yet today, a mere four Palmer-Singers survive to tell the tale, each a work of magnificence. 'The Best in Motor Cars,' the ads called it...and it was.THE MOTORCAR OFFEREDA cornerstone of this collection, the majestic Palmer-Singer is offered here today for the first time in 67 years. It was none other than Henry Austin Clark who alerted the father to this car, he had seen it advertised for sale in the 'Antique Automobile Guide' in May 1954 as follows: 'Palmer-Singer 1909, 7 passenger touring, red upholstery, the body is aluminum. This is an exceptional car, and should make an excellent one for the Glidden tour. Motor a T head and rated 50hp. Car was purchased from the original owner. – $2,900'If it seems unlikely that 'Austie', the famed patriarch of the Long Island Automotive Museum and founder of the Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society would have passed over such a car, it seems that it was not without regret, for shortly after its sale he wrote to the new owner stating that his research, clearly accurate, showed it to be a 1911 model and that if this news proved disappointing, he would gladly acquire it himself matching the purchase price and any costs to date!The sale was consummated on October 12, 1956, passing from Pat Boyle of Ridgewood, NJ into this collection. Already the quality of personal restoration work carried out by the family was known, Clark stating that he knew they would make a beautiful job of the car. Notes on file charting their ownership state – 'Immediately the next day, before dismantling the car, we checked the ignition system, installed a hot-shot battery, pressurized the gas tank, cranked it a few times and she started after not being run since 1935. This convinced us that the motor was in fairly good condition and we immediately dismantled the entire car'A most thorough restoration was undertaken and for the most part it is still the fruits of this labor that remain on display today. Every mechanical aspect was taken down, cleaned and rebuilt, interestingly both the clutch and back axle were found to be in 'perfect' order. The running gear was returned to the chassis frame now freshly repainted in a specially mixed Dulux cream hue. Midway through the process, the rolling chassis was equipped with a box seat and the car test driven successfully before work continued on the coachwork. The body was in fair condition for its age, and so its refurbishment was straightforward. Localised repair or replacement of the wood frame was carried out where necessary, and likewise the aluminum skins were attended to where required. The paint color was matched exactly to the remaining evidence of the original and the same was true of the leather, seven hides being acquired from Blanchard Bros & Lane to the correct color and grain pattern of the original. Even a button making machine was acquired, the leather skived by hand and the buttons made!A combination of the condition of the hood and fenders and a wish for perfection meant that these were renewed by hand, including their raises beads. The completed car was painted in 'eight double coats of Duco maroon lacquer' and coach-lined to match the frame. All told the work took most of the next 4 years, however when it debuted at AACA events in 1960 it instantly won a Junior First Award and Best Restored Car of the Year, but it was not only about show, the Palmer-Singer, having not turned a wheel since 1935 completed its first Glidden Tour. That event was the first of 5 decades of touring around the country, during which more than 30,000 miles were covered on more than 100 tours, over half a dozen Glidden Tours and more. In the truly fastidious fashion of its owners its file records all of the restoration work of the 1950s, extensive research into the model and numerous clippings from magazine articles about the hallowed marque as well as a number of period sales brochures which attest to the bold and substantiated claims by its maker. While the cosmetics have not required further attention, simply being carefully looked after to the now lightly aged order they present today, the sheer scal... 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Two Boxed Swarovski Annual Figures including Magic of Dance Figure ' Isadora ' 2002 together with a Swarovski Fabulous Creatures ' Dragon ' 1997 (lacking stand)

Perken Son & Co 'Optimus' magic lantern with box

Mr Benn 8x10 photo from the children's TV series 'Mr Benn' signed by series narrator Ray Brooks who has added the famous line from the series As if by magic. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

Tommy Cooper signed 5x3 album page. Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 - 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m),[3] and he habitually wore a red fez when performing. He served in the British Army for seven years, before developing his conjuring skills and becoming a member of The Magic Circle. Although he spent time on tour performing his magical act, which specialised on magic tricks that appeared to fail, he rose to international prominence when his career moved into television, with programmes for London Weekend Television and Thames Television. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10

MUGAI: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND FISHERMAN TAMING THE NAMAZUBy Mugai, signed Mugai 夢外Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)An unusual and spirited carving, depicting a blind fisherman clad only in a fundoshi, his enlarged testicle slipping out, his face with an amusingly distorted expression, one eye closed and the other bulging, as he tries to tame the namazu with his tiny gourd – an amusingly futile attempt. The gigantic namazu appears to be smiling, the expressions of the two providing a humorous contrast. The namazu's eyes are inlays of black wood. Large, asymmetrical, and generously excavated himotoshi underneath and signed MUGAI - The artist is exceedingly rare with only very few examples recorded. The well-toned wood bearing a beautiful, dark patina.LENGTH 5.2 cmCondition: Very good condition, some fine age cracks and light surface scratches. Good patina.Provenance: From an old Swiss private collection, Geneve, purchased at Sotheby's, 16 July 1973, London, lot 153.Legend has it that certain types of catfish (namazu) are responsible for the earthquakes that plague the islands of Japan. When aroused, these creatures would contort their bodies in such a way that gigantic tremors shook the area for miles and miles. The Shinto deity Kadori Myojin usually attempts to prevent such catastrophe with the help of his magic gourd.

HIDARI ISSAN: A RARE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF SOJOBO, THE TENGU KING OF MOUNT KURAMABy Hidari Issan (1804-1857), signed Hidari Issan 左一山 with kakihanJapan, Iwashiro, c. 1840, Edo period (1615-1868)A well-sized wood netsuke, boldly carved as the Tengu King wearing the characteristic tokin cap of the yamabushi, his face with a stern expression, his bulging eyes with round gilt-ringed pupils, his prominent nose with recessed nostrils, flanked by strong cheeks, his long beard neatly incised and curling back to the reverse below the broad himotoshi bar signed HIDARI ISSAN with a kakihan based on the character Toku 篤. The well-toned wood bearing a fine, dark patina.HEIGHT 4.6 cm, LENGTH 4 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, few light scratches, one larger scratch to the back of the himotoshi bar.Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Walter Heihs. Sotheby's, 17 June 1998, London, lot 712. European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from the above.Sojobo is the mythical king and god of the tengu. He has the appearance of a yamabushi and is often depicted wearing their tokin cap. The other distinctive physical characteristics of Sojobo include his long, white hair and unnaturally long nose. Sojobo is said to live on Mount Kurama. He rules over the other tengu that inhabit Mount Kurama in addition to all the other tengu in Japan. He is extremely powerful, and one legend says he has the strength of 1,000 normal tengu. He is perhaps best known for the legend of his teaching the warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune (then known by his childhood name Ushiwaka-maru or Shanao) the arts of swordsmanship, tactics, and magic.Literature comparison:Mask netsuke by Hidari Issan are rare with only very few examples recorded. A mask netsuke of Okame bearing a similar kakihan is illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (LNIA), Vol. 1, p. 519. Another mask netsuke depicting a comical mask of Emi-men is illustrated in Davey, Neil K. / Tripp, Susan G. (1993) The Garrett Collection, p. 293, no. 426.

ISSAI: A RARE NARWHAL TUSK NETSUKE OF KADORI MYOJIN TAMING THE NAMAZUBy Ogawasara Issai, signed Issai 一齋Japan, Wakayama, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Superbly carved from a circular cross-section of a narwhal tusk as Kadori Myojin, clad in a fundoshi, placing his gigantic hyotan (double gourd) on a namazu, trying to tame the mythical catfish. The namazu's eyes are inlays black wood. The typical outer bark-like rind is visible on the edges of the netsuke and the other side shows the typical beautiful marbling and striations of this coveted material. Himotoshi through the underside and inside of the namazu and signed underneath ISSAI.LENGTH 4.6 cmCondition: The right arm restored. Some tiny repairs and losses to exposed areas. Otherwise, fine condition with minor wear and few natural age cracks.Provenance: From the collection of the German conductor Ferdinand Leitner (1912–1996), purchased from Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, in 1972 (copy of the original invoice available). Leitner studied under Franz Schreker, Julius Pruewer, Artur Schnabel and Karl Muck. Among his more than 300 recordings is a celebrated recording of Ferruccio Busoni's Doktor Faust. He also conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for Wilhelm Kempff's 1961 cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos.Ogawasara Issai, mentioned in the Soken Kisho of 1781, was said to be one of the most famous carvers of his time, his work much in demand and difficult to obtain even during his lifetime. His works are rarely signed and he excelled in the use of marine and narwhal tusk.Legend has it that certain types of catfish (namazu) are responsible for the earthquakes that plague the islands of Japan. When aroused, these creatures would contort their bodies in such a way that gigantic tremors shook the area for miles and miles. The Shinto deity Kadori Myojin usually attempts to prevent such catastrophes with the help of his magic gourd.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

Game Boy Advance 7 Flat Boxes & 4 manualsThis lot contains 7 original and official flat boxes for the Game Boy Advanced and 4 official manuals:An American Tale, Fievel's Gold Rush, Lego Star Wars The Video Game, Tiny Toons Wacky Stackers, GT Advance, Rocket Power, Fortress & Creatures. The manuals include: Mech Platoon, Tweety & The Magic Gems, GT Championship & Inspector Gadget. Provenance: Item comes from the private collection of a former owner of an independent videogames store located in the UK. Condition Report: The boxes and manuals are in excellent condition.

Butchers "Boys Own" Magic Lantern, early 20th Century of typical form with green painted exterior and brass bound lens; together with a quantity of various slides including Nursery Rhymes, Channel Islands, etc; in part boxCondition Report:Lantern and slides look to be in reasonably good condition but box very poor.

Corgi/Dinky - twelve unboxed and playworn TV/Film related die-cast models including Popeye Paddle Wagon; Dick Dastardly; Magic Roundabout; Muppets; Basil Brush; and Noddy (12)Condition Report:Generally playworn with some worse than others.Not checked for completeness.

Corgi - ten unboxed and playworn TV/Film related die-cast models including three Popeye Paddle Wagons; Dick Dastardly; Magic Roundabout; Muppets; Batman Penguinmobile; and Basil Brush (10)Condition Report:Generally playworn but one paddle wagon good.Not checked for completeness but noted one paddle wagon lacking boat and chimney.

A Box of antique books includes the twilight of the magic lofting, orley farm, the childhood and youth of dickens and many others

A Large Collection of mixed genre records: All in great condition- Kate Wolf, James Taylor, America, Nils Lofgren, Cotton Pickin Rock, Clover, Bobby Womack, David Allan Coe, Quinella, Swoon Prefab Sprout, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, John Simon, Bruce Cockburn, Buffy Saint-Marie, Moving Hearts, Emmylou Harris, Santana, Kimmie Rhodes, Clover, Bobby Womack, The Blues Band, Weather Report Domino Theory, Magic Slim and Nick Holt, Energy Orchard, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, John Entwistle, Buffy, Ken Hensley, The Woods Band, James Last and Ray Conniff.

A 19th century magic lantern, in metal and mahogany 

Two sewing machines and a magic lantern

A collection of Victorian and later Magic lantern slides to include mahogany framed examples stamped Millikin & Lawley 168 Strand London ,examples of W.C.Hughes opticians, the life and times of Queen Victoria and Edward VII, Punch and Judy scenes, navel scenes and London landmarks etc 

Postcards and collectors cards, to include Railway Locomotives by Prescott Pickup, tea cards of animals, cars, sportsmen, fish, horror scenes, magic, planes and others, also including Jack Daniels branded poker chips To be sold on behalf of Monkey World, Dorset

Rick Wolfryd (American 1953-) 'Hot Seat' Chair, 2022 signed, titled, dated and numbered TP0004 (to underside), applied glass beads on fibreglass form, from Magic Hands series after Pedro Friedeberg with Huichol alterationsDimensions:92cm high (36 1/4in high)

German 'E.P.' Magic Lantern Slide Projector, in black metal, having paw feet, brass cylindrical cased lens; a quantity of nursery themed slides in original case bearing 'Gegrundet 1866' label, box 36cm wide.

Bing, German Magic Lantern Slide Projector, in black metal stamped 'BW', having paw feet with cylindrical cased lens; five boxes of nursery themed slides.

A vintage child's magic lantern and selection of glass slides

Corgi Toys No. 852 The Magic Roundabout musical carousel, finished in blue, yellow and red, appears complete with five correct figures, the model is quite sun faded, sold with the original all-card pictorial box

A collection of mostly Corgi Toys TV & Film related diecast, with examples including a No. 267 Batmobile, No. 269 James Bond 007 Lotus Esprit, No. 859 Magic Roundabout Mr McHenry's Trike, and others

A Chad Valley Conjuring Set from the early 20th Century, contains various "Magic Tricks" and "Illusions", with a conjurers wand, and the original booklet, all housed in the original red card box with lift-off lid

Danny Wainwright (British b. 1975)'Sums'Screen print on woven paperSigned and numbered 3 of 50 in pencil41 x 31 cm (16" x 12")Bristol skater Danny Wainwright currently works as team manager at Vans, managing the company’s pro riders and planning tours. There’s no one better qualified for the role – Danny has been on the scene for over two decades, with video parts in Powell’s Magic in 1999 and Vans’ Pleased to Meet You in 2005, as well as ads for Powell and Bones Bearings. Danny is also a talented artist, having worked on graphic design projects for companies including Powell, Propaganda, Vans, Rufus skateshop, Eastpak, Jansport and Souljah griptape. He was born on 24th May 1975 in the Gloucestershire village of Brimscombe, but moved to nearby Bristol at a young age, and more recently to Barcelona. He started skateboarding in 1987, inspired by the first videos produced by Powell, H-Street and Santa Cruz, and was soon winning European contests and getting coverage in US magazines.This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.