
389. Hunter (Norman).- A black art table used by Norman Hunter, the sides decorated with panels of Chinese embroidered silk, and fretwork, 76cm. high ; and various props for children’s magic, comprising an early German trick sentry box with a set of wooden toy soldiers which appear and disappear; an early card duck; Gil Leaney’s Dog and Bone, Gil Leaney’s childrens effect with pixies and wooden frame labelled “Magic to Design”; Fawcett Ross’s Stamp Album; Double Dutch; and the Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf
est. £150 – £200
Norman Hunter was an active performer and writer on conjuring, but is best known for his fictional character Professor Brainstawm