BUDDHA MYSTERY - ABBOTT

Over 30 Mid-Century Magic Books. Including Marvels of Mystery by John Booth (1944); Abbott’s Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks ([1945]); Mental Magic by Al Baker (1949); Rings in Your Fingers by Dariel Fi

Teller and Todd Karr. House of Mystery: the Magic Science of David P. Abbott. [Los Angeles]: The Miracle Factory, 2005. Two volumes in black cloth with pictorial jackets, housed in leather ribbon-tied

[ABBOTT, David P. (1863-1934), subject]. [TELLER (b. 1948) and KARR, Todd (b. 1965), editors]. House of Mystery. The Magic Science of David P. Abbott. [Los Angeles:] The Magic Factory: [2005]. Two 4to

Mystery piece. Possibly Chinese or Japanese triple-cast deity. I am unsure who he is, his origin, and his age. I believe he is at least triple cast, old, very well cast and complicated in casting far

Fascinating mystery. Traces of gilding. The previous owner, a long-time high-end collector/dealer, had this TL tested by Oxford, hoping it was very early (it turned out to be 19thC (though he cannot f

Miniature Early Nepalese(?) Lead/Silver Bodhisattva. Just over 1 inch tall. Mystery piece. Amazingly small.

Who Done It. Group of Three Lobby Cards. [Hollywood: Realart, R-1954]. Comedy. Color cards featuring Abbott and Costello and scenes from this comedy-mystery. Cards generally toned, rubbed, pin-holes,

Extremely large at 22.5 in tall by 16.5 inches wide at the knees for the bronze alone, and on its original wooden base, it sits a formidable 25 inches tall by almost 18 in. wide at the knees. Very fin

Ming Dynasty Lacquer Buddha body stuffed with scrolls and other things (seeds, leaves, cotton, etc,) on an early carved custom base, with ivory head and hands (probably 18/19th replacements that canno

Magnificent 19th century Northern Sukothai Thai Buddha. Large and heavy at 16.75" tall. Rare type-sensitively modeled face, well cast, and in outstanding condition. 15" at widest point of base. Oxford

Superb 17thC Burmese Ava Buddha carved in Alabaster. This is a stellar example in every way. Large size, outstanding condition, beautiful skillful carving, and most importantly, it has an exquisite

Antique Chinese Display Cabinet made of Walnut. Very good age. Sold to me as 17/18thC, and appears to be an early piece. Can take more photos of someone interested. Will be expensive to ship

15/16thC Northern Sukhothai Bronze Buddha Cast from Special Alloy that appears to have precious metal in the mix. It glows like very few Thai Buddhas I've held, and perhaps only 2 or 3 close to this l

Rare Ansel Adams Photograph of a Buddha image. It is the largest of the few known examples of this image- After extensively searching I've found only two others -each of which was 1/4 the size of this

Antique Japanese Buddha-sits 4 inches tall, 6 inches on custom base. Solid-cast, and is very heavy for its size. Seems much larger in person. The bottom says "Kamakura" and 18 BC (Buddhist Calendar- w

Robert Natkin painting in the "Bath Apollo" style. Natkin strted to paint this style beginning in the 1960s and continued to paint it for close to 50 years. Sometimes it was in its pure form, and some

Powerful, tantric Tibetan deity. Never seen another like him! 6 inches tall. Hard to date with precision but likely 17th/18thC or a bit earlier. A compelling and singular sculpture with real charisma

13-16thC Kamakura Style Buddha- Bronze- Good Size-finely cast and sculpted. This looks to be the real thing-the face is superbly sculpted in a classic 13thC style. Look at the photos and judge for you

Temple-size antique paper mache bull made for a Mongolian Buddhist altar. Purchased out of Mongolia in the 1990's shortly after they opened to the west. Outstanding condition--remarkably, absolutely c

15thC Tibetan Buddha of the Future sitting in the European Position. Finely sculpted, cast, and finished, this is one of the very best of its type you will ever see. This piece is of the highest quali

Late Pagan Burmese Buddha. Thickly cast, with an ancient patina. Probably 13th/14thC. Sits 8.5 inches tall, 10.75 inches on custom base. Original base removed long ago, probably at a time of scarcity

Early Chinese Buddha- Pre-Tang 4.5 inches tall, height on custom stand is just over 4 1/8 inches. Constructed of several parts. Considerable wear, especially to the faces, but tremendous detail still

Massive 14thC Indonesian bronze dorge. Enormous at _-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purchased from South African Collection . Rare in any size, let alone thi

Antique Mongolian black ground Thangka. Beautiful and precise example in extremely clean condition. Examined before framing and does look to have age, though many of these sold as 19thC are really ear