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The Banham Family Magic Lantern Collection
Live
Venue address
St. Edmund's Court
Okehampton Street
Exeter
EX4 1DU
United Kingdom
The Banham Family Magic Lantern Collection

Auction dates
04 Dec 2023 10:00 GMT
Lots: 1-587
Viewing dates
01 Dec 2023 09:00 - 17:15 GMT
02 Dec 2023 09:00 - 12:00 GMT
Auction currency
GBP
Delivery
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There are 536 lots within this auction
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'Man with extending nose' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
20 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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'Jester's head changes to ass' Maker unknown (7 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 3/8 inches), single slip (2)
0 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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'Christmas wassailers' [hand and bow, and hand and trombone slider, move] Maker unknown (7 x 3 3/4 x
30 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Keeping warm in the snow' [arms move] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
20 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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'Christmas cracker explodes' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
20 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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'Christmas pudding and wassailer' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
0 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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'Christmas pudding' [face appears] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip.
20 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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'Tiger' [eyes and jaw move] Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches), single slip with single pivoting
60 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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Stolen items hidden in a whalebone crinoline cage, 7 x 4 inches. This unusual slide was
0 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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'Woman with growing nose' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
15 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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'Chelsea Pensioner' [three facial expressions] Newton & Co., London (7 1/4 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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'Waiter and pig exchange heads' Maker unknown (6 3/4 x 4 x 3/8 inches),
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Fiction and Fact' Newton & Co., London (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
35 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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'Pianist' Maker unknown (7 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), single slip.
50 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Expending dress to form a crinoline dress, 7 x 4 inches Double slipping slide.
0 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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'Cat and Stork's Nest' Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
40 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Rabbits steal gun of sleeping hunter' Maker unknown (10 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 inches)
40 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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'Chinese man cuts off his own head' Maker unknown (9 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 inches)
0 GBP
300 - 350 GBP
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'Woman with growing chin and nose' Maker unknown (9 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 inches)
0 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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Slide 9,' Mr Jim-Rafe' [tail moves up and down, neck extends] W.C. Hughes, London (7 x 4 3/8 x 3/4
45 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Wizard's cloak changes to show playing cards' Maker unknown; 9¾ x 4½ x ½ inches, single slip
200 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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'Jester makes acrobatic leap' Maker unknown; 9¾ x 4 x ½ inches, single slip
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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'Man's nose and hands change into carrots' Maker unknown; 21.5 x 11 x 1cm, single slip
50 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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'Dog jumps through hoop' Maker unknown; 21.5 x 11 x 1cm, single slip.
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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'Woman's nose grows longer' Maker unknown; 8⅜ x 4½ x ⅜ inches, single slip.
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Panoramic slip slide with concealed pulley mechanism - 'Clouds move across night sky' Maker unknown;
240 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Panoramic slip slide with lever-operated details - 'Signal arm moves, train crosses bridge' Maker
0 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Railway Carriage (maker unknown; 2 slides, dimensions as shown) Single static slide - 'Steam train
0 GBP
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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'Then on their Brooms they Mounted High' Slide 13 of 18-slide set Macbeth. W.C. Hughes, London; 10 x
280 GBP
350 - 400 GBP
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'Les Bains Froids [swimmers move left to right across background image] E. Mazo, Paris; 31.5 x 11
0 GBP
300 - 350 GBP
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'Cobbler at work' (7 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches)
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Barber shaving man' [arm and razor move side to side] (7 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches)
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Black Draugh't [eyes move side to side] (6 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches)
0 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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'Cat and mice' (6 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches)
20 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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'Three boys blowing toy boat across water tub' (7 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches), single slip
25 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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'Growing nose' [nose grows, eyes move side to side] (6 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches), double slip
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Man swallowing rats' [jaw moves up and down, rat moves side to side] (7 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches),
0 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Tumbling Clown' [legs move to three different positions] (6 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 inches), double slip
0 GBP
250 - 300 GBP
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'Page carrying crown' [crown turns into imp sitting on shoulders; imp's eyes move] (6 7/8 x 3 5/8
0 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Butcher surrounded by animal ghosts' [two black sliders move to reveal scene] (7 x 4 x 3/8 inches),
35 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Birth of Cupid' (7 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), single slip
35 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Cupid and Rose' (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 inches), double slip
30 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Cook attacked by goose' (25 x 12 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1866'
0 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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'Girl skipping' (21.5 x 11 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1859'
0 GBP
800 - 1,000 GBP
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WITHDRAWN LOT 'Harlequin jumps into wine bottle' (29.2 x 11.5 x 1.
0 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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'Man with bouquets turning to rats' (21.5 x 9.5 x 0.8cm)
0 GBP
800 - 1,000 GBP
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'Goat eating cabbage' [goat's head moves up and down] (21.5 x 9.5 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1869'
0 GBP
800 - 1,000 GBP
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'Man with dog jumping through hoop' (21.5 x 11 x 1cm)
0 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Girl in red dress skipping, an early 'Desh' type with double brass lever,8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
0 GBP
450 - 500 GBP
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'Girl shaking hands with dog' (16.3 x 9.5 x 1cm)
0 GBP
800 - 1,000 GBP
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'Shoemaker at work' (21.5 x 9.5 x 1cm), signed 'Desch 1863'
0 GBP
800 - 1,000 GBP
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'Scotsman juggling balls' (21.7 x 11 x 0.9cm), signed 'Desch 1859'
0 GBP
800 - 1,000 GBP
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'Caught by the rising tide' [man's arm rises and falls] Maker unknown (6 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 3/8
25 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Fiddler and Monkey' [arm and bow pivot, monkey jumps up and down] Maker unknown (7 x 4 3/8 x 5/8
45 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Old man with walking stick' [arm and stick move, head nods up and down] Wilkinson, Sunderland (7
25 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Man and woman with skipping duck' Maker unknown (7 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 inches), single lever
0 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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Seesturm slide 5, 'Medusa' [raft rises and falls slightly] Andres Krüss (28.5 x 14 x 1.5cm),
100 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'Girl skipping' [rope appears and disappears above and below figure] W.C. Hughes, London (7 x 3 7/
30 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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'Black musician playing guitar' [head rocks backwards and forwards] Maker unknown (7 x 4 x 1/2
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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'I've got my eye on you all' [man winks eye] Milliken & Lawley, London (7 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 inches),
40 GBP
100 - 125 GBP
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