May Magic Auction
Sat, May 2, 2020 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 139
[Chung Ling Soo] Robinson W.E. Cabinet Card Portrait of Wi...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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[Chung Ling Soo] Robinson, W.E. Cabinet Card Portrait of William E. Robinson. New York: The Gem, ca. 1895. Full-length portrait of the great American magician, a card in one hand, wand under the other arm. He would later become famous as the ?Marvelous Chinese Conjurer,? Chung Ling Soo. Photographer?s mount, 4 ? x 6 ??. Scrapbook remnants on verso. Very good. The photographer?s studio, at 495 Sixth Ave., New York, was next door to Martinka?s, the most famous magic shop in America.
