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Sat, Dec 3, 2016 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 4, 2016 11:00AM EST
Lot 435

Cabinet Photograph Portrait Inscribed and Signed by Kellar

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Cabinet Photograph Portrait Inscribed and Signed by Kellar. Philadelphia: F. Gutekunst, (1885). Oval albumen print bearing a bust portrait of the magician. Signed on the mount below, “Yours truly/ Harry Kellar.” Inscribed and signed on the verso, “To Dr. Samuel B. Hooker, from his friend, Harry Kellar/ Oct. 2, 1916/ This photo was taken in 1885.” On photographer’s mount, stamped on verso, imprint on lower front margin. Pinholes at top and bottom, lightest scuffs and spotting, otherwise fine.

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