The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 222
KRATKY-BASCHIK, Anton (ca. 1821 – 89). Kratky-Bashik. Grand...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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KRATKY-BASCHIK, Anton (ca. 1821 ? 89). Kratky-Bashik. Grande Soir?e Musicale et Physicale. (Frankfurt), ca. 1862. Double-sided letterpress broadsheet with text in German, French, and English advertising the ?grand entertainment? of this European magician and musician, the recto bounded by three large vignettes modeled on the graphics used frequently by Robert-Houdin. The verso bears a portrait of Kratky-Bashik performing with one of his musical instruments and reproduces several press notices. 20 1/4 x 15 1/8?. Trimmed unevenly in upper left, old folds and faint toning, but very good overall. The woodcuts are almost exact copies of those used by Robert-Houdin, and picture cascading playing cards, theatre marquees, dozens of demons, an aerial clock, rising cards, and the magical portfolio trick as well as the Horn of Abundance and other popular stage tricks of the era.
