Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part II
Sat, Mar 26, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 173
Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua). Ching Ling Foo?s Embroidere...
Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua). Ching Ling Foo?s Embroidered Headdress. Circa 1914. Elaborate Chinese hat with embroidered dragon design and a multitude of metal adornments, owned and used by the famous Chinese stage magician Ching Ling Foo. Handsomely framed in a shadowbox with a vintage photo of Ching by White Studio of New York, signed by him in Chinese and an engraved brass plaque. 26 x 29?. With three letters of provenance tracing the history of the headdress from Ching to George LaFollette, to the Circus Museum of Sarasota.
