This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/29/2019
Pillar of the Magi/Pillar of Mercury. Los Angeles: John Gaughan and Associates, ca. 1988. Gaughan’s improved model of this classic effect advertised by Bland, Maurer, and Martinka. Three cards are chosen and returned to the pack, which is placed in hardwood box atop which rests a brass eagle figure. The first two cards rise mysteriously from the pack in the base. The final selection is caught in the beak of the bird when the pack suddenly cascades from the box into the air; the bird catches the last card in its mouth as the balance of the deck falls to the ground. Fine hardwood veneers with internal card fountains and rising mechanism; original vintage hardware incorporated in to the design. Height 27 ½”. Very good working condition. One of four manufactured by Gaughan, and the only to incorporate the extra rising card features.