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
Live Auction
Lot 111
KASSNER, ALOIS. Kassner der Grosse Zauberer.
Estimate: $700 - $900
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Hamburg: Adolph Friedländer, ca. 1929. Handsome color lithograph shows Kassner’s vanishing elephant, Toto, rearing up on two feet over the magician’s head. Kassner stands in the foreground with a wand in his hand. 27 x 55". Minor wear; A-. Kassner (1887 – 1970) was known as the “Thurston of Germany,” as he presented a spectacular stage show filled with large illusions including the vanish of twelve people at one time. He introduced the Vanishing Elephant illusion in 1929 and it quickly became the highlight of his show
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