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Magicana of the Golden Age

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Highlights of this closely-curated sale include remarkable rarities from the golden age of conjuring: a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George's Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 141

Pencil Sketch Portrait of Napoleon by Ira Davenport of the Davenport Brothers.

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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$500

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DAVENPORT, Ira Erastus (1839 - 1911). Pencil Sketch Portrait of Napoleon by Ira Davenport of the Davenport Brothers. 1903. Three-quarter length seated portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in his military uniform and cape, with a morose look, and one arm draped over the chair. Finely detailed pencil sketch, 9 3/8 x 8 1/4". DATED AND INITIALED by Ira Davenport with the location where the likeness was created written in his hand, "Maysville, N.Y." This was the Western New York town where Davenport lived in his final years. 

A RARE sketch by Ira Davenport, and only the second we have traced at auction. 

Condition

Three corners clipped or chipped, else very good and well preserved. 

Overall Dimensions
Weight: 1.00 lbs

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Personal property of Ira E. Davenport, passed to the consignor by descent.