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THBErnest Plank Magic Lantern & Box of Hand Painted Slides
Lot 268
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Europe, Germany, Ernest Plank Company, ca. late 19th century CE. A wonderful Magic Lantern - an early form of image projector that used pictures painted on glass slides to project images - with an original wooden box that contains 22 hand-painted glass slides and is highly decorated with fanciful carving, ornamental handles and feet, and a landscape scene with an elaborate border decorating the lid. All the slides are in color and have red matting around the edges. Subjects of slides include: 4 pairs of finely dressed fairytale animals; 4 hunting scenes; 4 images of a man with spectacles partaking of snuff; circus act scenes (labeled EP for Ernest Plank); children swimming, boating, fishing, and wading in a lake; one man giving another a shave; 4 exotic landscapes (labeled EP); Nativity and winter scenes (labeled EP); children playing with pets and toys; musicians playing tuba and cello; and more. Size: all but one of the slides measure 9.5" W x 3.125" H (24.1 cm x 7.9 cm); lantern - 12" L x 14.5" H (30.5 cm x 36.8 cm); box - 6.75" L x 10.75" W x 3.875" H (17.1 cm x 27.3 cm x 9.8 cm)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired from Goldberg Auctions, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1968
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#142635Imagery on slides is vivid and slides are in overall good condition. Several of the slides are labeled EP for Ernest Plank. Some expected scratching and wear to red matting commensurate with age and use. Box shows some age wear (scuffs, age cracks, nicks) with slight separation of back panel but still intact. Small loss to corner of decorative landscape image on cover. Lantern has expected age wear with scuffs and areas of oxidation as shown. It still possesses the Ernest Plank medallion on the door as shown in photos.Condition
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