This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2021
Okito Card Rising Chest. Holland: Okito, ca. 1903. Chosen cards are lost in a shuffled pack, which is placed into a handsome lacquered box with inlaid trim and decorated with a songbird motif. On command, the selections rise from the box, lifting the chest’s lid as they appear one-by-one. 5 ? x 4 ¾ x 3 ½". Swiss mechanism. Includes Okito-made carrying case finished with marbled paper and bearing his embossed seal, his Amsterdam address label inside lid, and accompanied by they winding key and threaded pack. With instructions. A fine example of Okito’s masterful craftsmanship. See Salon de Magie, page 248.