Houdiniana & The Davenport Magic Collection
Sat, Apr 9, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 10, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 323
Metal Body Feke. Circa 1910s. Tubular iron (10о across) with cloth strap affixed to metal eyelets, a
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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| $20,000 | $2,000 |
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Metal Body Feke. Circa 1910s. Tubular iron (10о across) with cloth strap affixed to metal eyelets, as would be worn around the waist of an assistant to conceal a flexible arrow, facilitating the illusion in which a human target is shot at and penetrated by a solid arrow released from Chung Ling SooНs cross-bow. Accompanied by a copy of a July 21, 1984 letter of authenticity from Ronald Nesbitt, son of The Great Nesbitt, stating that the item сsold to Messrs. L. Davenport & Co. [was] formerly the property of the late Chung Ling Soo. [It was] purchased by my late father in July 1919 and used by him in his Chinese Magical Act, пA Night in Shanghai.Но
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