The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 246
MALINI, Max (Max Katz Breit, 1873 - 1942). The Incomparable...
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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| $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 |
MALINI, Max (Max Katz Breit, 1873 - 1942). The Incomparable Malini. Circa 1920. Folded pictorial advertising brochure heralding the ?most marvelous of master prestidigitateurs? and bearing four photographs of the famed impromptu trickster; in one image, he produces a rolled banknote inside half a lemon, and in another, a large basin filled with water is revealed at his feet. 8 1/8 x 6 3/8?. Old central fold, else very good. SIGNED by Malini in the lower margin, and further INSCRIBED AND SIGNED to Ricky Jay by Malini?s son Oziar Malini. Rare. See Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, p. 95.
