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The Golden Age of Magic Posters • The Nielsen Collection Part II

Sat, Feb 4, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Feb 5, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 70

DEVANT, DAVID (DAVID WIGHTON). David Devant The World’s Greatest Wizard.

Estimate: $600 - $800

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London [?], 1916. Devant tops the bill at the Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead, with “selections from his repertoire of mystery.” Devant made regular tours of English music halls and as a result, became one of the best-known and perhaps the best-loved magician of the Edwardian era in England. 11 3/8 x 35 ¾". Minor soiling, two small chips repaired; A-.

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