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The Golden Age of Magic Posters: Nielsen Collection Pt. 1

Sat, Jun 25, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Jun 26, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 193

Okita (Julia Ferret De Vere). Recreations Japonaises. Okita.

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Okita (Julia Ferret De Vere). Recreations Japonaises. Okita. Paris: Chas. Levy, ca. 1880. Charming horizontal poster depicts this occidental performer performing a magic act in the Japanese style. 24 x 20 ½". Closed tears and minor retouching in image; A-. Scarce. The wife of magic manufacturer Charles De Vere, Julia was perhaps the first occidental magician to perform magic in Japanese costume. Her daughter, Clementine De Vere, achieved success as the illusionist Ionia (see lot 126).

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