This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2022
EGYPTIAN MUMMY DIVINATION (TRAUMORAKEL). Dresden: Herbert Martin Paufler, ca. 1970. One of three small mummies is placed into a wooden casket while the other two remain hidden from view in a wooden box. The casket is placed into an elaborate “temple” structure, and by simply gazing at the pyramid atop the temple, the magician divines the color of the mummy in the casket. Hand-painted wooden elements with brass trim. Height of temple (but not pyramid) 8”. Brass hallmark plaque to rear. Very minor wear; near fine. Requires European batteries; not tested. The most elaborate and fanciful version of the classic Mummy Divination effect we have encountered. This prop was a showpiece and commanded the centermost point of the table in the Salon de Magie’s Egyptian Room for over twenty years. The apparatus is considered by some to be Paufler’s best creation.