The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 50
BUCK, J.M. The Seventh Week of the Inexhaustible Bottle!!! ...
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
BUCK, J.M.?THE SEVENTH WEEK OF THE INEXHAUSTIBLE BOTTLE!!! ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL TO BE THE WONDER OF THE WORLD!!?Bristol: J.G. Powell, Printer, 1850s. Handsome pictorial letterpress broadside for this itinerant conjurer presenting the ?Any Drink Called For? routine popularized by Anderson and Robert-Houdin, in which water is poured into a bottle, but five different liquors are then poured out of it on command. Attractive woodcut of Buck on stage in the upper third, with the image of several demons toting bottle-shaped placards below. Also advertised is the ?Ethereal Suspension.? 29? ? 9?". One chip expertly repaired; A-. Linen backed.
