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
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![[LEROY, SERVAIS (JEAN HENRI SERVAIS LEROY).] Comedians de Mephisto Co. Bosco.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/2113/2113428.jpeg?t=1EMKC4)
Lot 138
[LEROY, SERVAIS (JEAN HENRI SERVAIS LEROY).] Comedians de Mephisto Co. Bosco.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Hamburg: Adolph Friedländer, 1905. Vibrant poster depicts Bosco – part of LeRoy’s company, and played by no less than nine individuals over the course of the show’s run – in a bewildered pose on the floor as rabbits and one flying duck run amok around him. Regardless of the performer who assumed the role of Bosco, the character’s nature never changed: he provided considerable comedy in LeRoy’s illusion show. 18 _ x 27 ¼". Minor scuffs restored; A-.
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