Spring Magic Auction
Sat, Mar 31, 2018 03:30AM EDT
Lot 579
Portfolio of Original Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine, Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
Blaine, Mahlon. Portfolio of Original Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine, Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger. 1951?52. Twenty-one illustrations, mounted on pages within a patterned wool-covered accordion binder, many in color and inscribed by Blaine to Dunninger, depicting: belly dancer; nude woman in heels bent over touching her toes; ten pen and ink drawings with charcoal accents, being erotic drawings of two female circus acrobats and a chimpanzee; eight erotic drawings of devils; and one female nude figure drawing. Top edge of front cover nicked, else good overall. Note: An earlier description of this lot misstated the number of illustrations as 12. There are in fact 21 total illustrations within the portfolio.
