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The Collection of Jim Rawlins Part II

Sat, May 25, 2019 03:30AM EDT
Lot 444

Printing Block of a Vanishing Birdcage Trick.

Estimate: $150 - $250

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Printing Block of a Vanishing Birdcage Trick. Circa 1900s. A pair of engraved zinc plates depicting a mustachioed magician holding a birdcage, the second image revealing the method used to vanish it. Signed ?Chevalier? in the plate. 3 ? x 4 ??. Mounted in a plush-lined shadowbox type frame, overall 11 x 10 ??.