This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2020
Tip-Over Chest. European, 1930s. Large wooden chest with brass hardware is shown empty by tipping it forward and opening its upper door and two side doors. Tipped back over, a massive production is made from within; food, flowers, silk handkerchiefs and other articles are removed from the box. Hand-painted front panel, with extra trap in load chamber allowing the performer to load items from table wells or other load chambers. 18 x 9 ¾ x 10 ½”. A truly fine example of this classic conjuring prop. Sold together with a large number of folding production reticules, nesting clocks, two chromed collapsible flagstaffs (one bearing a Union Jack, the other a German flag), other collapsible/nesting production articles, and a large and sturdy spray of flags. Used in Rudiger Deutsch’s Bellachini XIII act.