Set Reminder2024-06-08 12:00:002024-06-08 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Magicana: Featuring the Collection of Peter Hackhofer https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/magicana-featuring-the-collection-of-peter-hackhofer-21905 This sale will highlight selected material from the collection of the late Peter Hackhofer. Built up over several decades as a dealer and seeker of the unusual, his holdings included an extensive library, unusual stone lithographs from the great illusion shows of yesteryear, and art of all types with a magic theme.
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Robert Houdin ?Arched Dial? Mystery Clock. Paris, ca. 1855. A ?Series 6? mystery clock with arched bezel supporting a glass dial with Arabic numerals in hours and minute bits highlighted at five minute increments. Hour and minute hands. Despite the unusual shape of the transparent glass clock face, the clock hands rotate as expected to keep time. A complicated series of hidden works, synced with several layers of glass, cause the hands to move mysteriously. Height 14 ??, dial 9 x 4 ? x 3 3 ??. With key. Not running. Detailed condition report available on request. Third party shipping required.