The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 94
DAVENPORT BROTHERS (Ira 1839 – 1911 and William 1841 – 77)....
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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 |
DAVENPORT BROTHERS (Ira 1839 ? 1911 and William 1841 ? 77). The World-Renowned Davenport Brothers! Their Wonderful Seances. Allentown, PA, ca. 1869. Letterpress broadside/handbill bearing a wood-engraved image of the brothers tied in their spirit cabinet, and describing their performance as devoid of ?complicated machinery? and ?glittering apparatus,? and that the ?startling wonders? will occur ?which through ignorance and superstition, have been attributed to demonology & witchcraft.? Framed to 17 x 13 ??. Some wear visible, but not examined out of frame. See Exemplars, p. 194.
