This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/9/2023
Silk and Ball Vase. Los Angeles: F.G. Thayer, ca. 1930. Handsome turned wooden vase from which a bright red ball is removed. The ball vanishes, then reappears inside the vase. Finely turned from hard maple, with black lacquered finish. Design incorporates a large passageway in the base so that a small silk handkerchief can be made to appear in place of the ball. Height 5 5/8”. A few nicks to finish, else very good. A handsome example of the expert woodturning abilities of Floyd Thayer, widely acknowledged as the best turner of wooden magic props of the twentieth century.