The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
Sat, Aug 17, 2024 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 8
[ACROBATS]. Signed Bard Brothers Photograph. Oakland, Calif...
Estimate: $150 - $250
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[ACROBATS]. Signed Bard Brothers Photograph. Oakland, Calif. [H.d. 1909]. Full-figure portrait photograph of four Bard Brothers acrobats in their performance costumes, three standing and one seated on a stool in the center with his arms crossed. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Warren C. Davies, ?topmounter of the 4 Bard Bros.? Image 7 ? x 5 ??; studio mount 10 ? x 8 ??. Light foxing to image, soiling and wear to mount.According to Ricky Jay?s notes, Harry Houdini mentions in his diary that while traveling with the Welsh Brothers Circus he learned a somersault from the Bard Brothers which he utilized in his boomerang card trick. James Bard and Houdini remained friends long after working together in the circus in their formative years.
