The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 54
LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978). Two Great Levante ...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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| $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 |
LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978). Two Great Levante Posters. Circa 1930/1940. Including ?The Great Levante. The Famous Australian Illusionist and his Wonder Show." Birmingham: Moody Bros., ca. 1940. Three-sheet lithograph shows Levante's portrait in place of the visage of the Egyptian Sphinx, while rays of light emanate from the burning sun at the upper right. With the printed tag line, ?Something new under the sun" in the upper left. Designed by Robert Kemp. Incomplete: missing the two bottom sheets (4/6). Ceasing, wear, tears. C. [Together with]: ?The Great Levante / Steel Trunk Mystery." Burnley, Lancashire: Central Printing Co. (Chas. Snowden), ca. 1935. Pictorial offset three-sheet poster advertising the magician and his substitution trunk illusion. Unmounted, folded in sheets as issued. A. Full 87 x 40". Each sheet 30 x 40".
