Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part II
Sat, Mar 26, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 49
Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). Chung Ling Soo...
Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000
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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 |
Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). Chung Ling Soo?s Corsican Incubator. Circa 1910. Tall metal canister into which the magician deposits a quantity of handkerchiefs or other articles. On reopening the lid of the canister, three large brass birdcages with living inhabitants are produced from its interior. Height 14 ??. With a letter of provenance tracing the ownership of the prop from Soo to British collector Stanley Thomas, and eventually the Salon de Magie. See Salon de Magie, page 162. This prop toured American museums for six years as part of an exhibition entitled The Science of Magic.
