Houdiniana
Sat, Apr 8, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 140
JOSEFFY (Joseph Freud). I Am “Japonette” Oversize Blotter. ...
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
JOSEFFY (Joseph Freud). I Am ?Japonette? Oversize Blotter. Chicago, 1910s. Large-format pictorial blotter advertising Joseffy?s mechanical effect entitled ?I am ?Japonette? (an Oriental Incident)?. Replete with photos of the famous mechanician and magician performing the effect in which a tiny table visibly expanded into an enormous Japanese umbrella over six feet in diameter. 4 ? x 11 ??. Scrapbook remnants to verso. Sold together with an unused Joseffy advertising cover bearing the Steinway Hall address. Only the second example of this blotter we have encountered.
