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Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia

Sat, May 21, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 128

KELLAR, Harry and Ching Ling Foo. Photograph of Kellar and ...

Estimate: $400 - $800

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KELLAR, Harry and Ching Ling Foo. Photograph of Kellar and Ching Ling Foo. New York: Moody, ca. 1915. Matte-finish gelatin print, a three-quarter length portrait of the two great magicians, their signatures are printed in the negative. Studio stamp on verso. 10 x 8?. Toned around perimeter. Foo and Kellar met in New York while the Chinese magician was on tour; Kellar had retired years earlier. Other photographs from the meeting, including a well-known image in the company of a dozen other notable conjurors, were taken to commemorate the historic meeting between the two best-known magicians of their respective nations.