The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II
Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 95
DE MANFRE, Blaise. Engraving of the Water-Spouter. Half-len...
Estimate: $300 - $600
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DE MANFRE, Blaise. Engraving of the Water-Spouter. Half-length portrait of the Maltese performer with smaller vignette showing the miraculous feat of regurgitation that made him famous. 9 x 7?. A fine and crisp impression.A note accompanying the print in Dr. Dawes? hand states, ?Gift of H. Adrian Smith 7 Aug. 1982. One of ten only prints taken from the original plate owned by Smith.? The plate from which this image was struck was formerly owned by Harry Houdini.
