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Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 51

Eugene Laurant’s Kellar Flower Growth.

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Laurant, Eugene (Eugene Greenleaf). Eugene Laurant’s Kellar Flower Growth. American, ca. 1915. Apparatus used for the production of two feather flower bouquets from empty wooden pots resting on a fabric-covered tray. The bouquets appear when the pots are covered with a large gone. Likely used by famous Chautauqua and Lyceum magician Eugene Laurant, whose name is written on the side of the packing crate. Cone 22” high. Worn from use; good.

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