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Sat, Oct 28, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Oct 29, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 404

Alexander Herrmann’s “Bashful Card.”

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann’s “Bashful Card.” Circa 1890. Square-cornered Jack of Diamonds said to be used by Alexander Herrmann in his rendition of the Rising Cards. In an envelope bearing the holographic notation, “From a collection of Alexander Herrmann’s Tricks. The heavy card; (for the Rising Card Trick.) This “bashful” card sank back into the deck. Square cornered card.”

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