Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

German Ernst Plank Magic Lantern, Original Box, & Slides

Price realized
$153
Pre-sale estimate
$150 – $250
Hammer price
$125
Category
Cameras & Electronics
Sold
April 20, 2024
Sale
DAY 2- April 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 3-Day Auction Event

Lot description

German magic lantern, late 19th/ early 20th c., at front a medal label initialed E.P. (Ernst Plank Co. Company, Nuremberg, 1860's -1920's), angled chimney and gray rectangular body, with front projector lens, all rising on gilt metal feet, accompanied by seventeen glass slides of varying sizes depicting global landscapes and scenes of leisure, in original box, lantern: approx 11.75"h, 10"w, 3 3/8"d, box: approx 5"h, 11 5/8"w, 8 5/8"d, 4.4lbs total

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.