This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2022
HUMBOLDT AND THE GLOBE. German, ca. 1880s. A plaster statue of Alexander Von Humbolt and a small globe magically transpose locations underneath two large decorative covers, back and forth on command. Formerly owned by famed mid-century magician Dell O’Dell, and accompanied by a letter from Ottokar Fischer explaining the history of the effect and its provenance.