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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 173

HOFZINSER, Johann Nepomuk (1806 – 75). Photograph of Hofzin...

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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HOFZINSER, Johann Nepomuk (1806?75).?PHOTOGRAPH OF HOFZINSER PERFORMING TROUBLEWIT.?[Vienna?], ca. 1860. Handsome full-length image of the famed Viennese conjurer who is most often associated with card conjuring; here he holds a folding paper strip known as ?Troublewit? between his hands. 3? ? 2?", archivally framed to 8? ? 6?". Exhibited as part of Ricky Jay?s Extraordinary Exhibitions, Hammer Museum (Los Angeles). Not examined out of frame. RARE. See?Jay?s Journal of Anomalies, page 133.