History Of Magic: Facts About The Early Years Of Magic

The cup-and-balls illusion is one of the oldest “tricks” that can be dated back to 2000 years ago. The Conjurer painting by Hieronymus Bosch in 1502 depicted this trick. It intrigued the audience but it can be seen that a plant is stealing a coin purse from a distracted onlooker, based on the article in Mental Floss.