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Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 04:00PM EDT
Lot 35

HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of Houdini in Chains.

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Portrait of Houdini in Chains. [Holland: J.F. Blöte, 1903]. Sepia tone full-length portrait of a nearly-naked Houdini, wearing a loincloth, and with his hands, waist, and ankles restrained by a network of locks, chains, and cuffs, including thumb cuffs. Framed and matted, 8 1/2 x 6 5/8". An early, striking, and uncommon image of Houdini. 

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