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Lot 139
ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugène (1805 – 71). Soirees Fantastique...
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
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ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugène (1805 – 71). Soirees Fantastiques Souvenir Pass/Handbill. Paris: Destouches, ca. 1855. Oversize imitation banknote lithographed on fine, nearly translucent pale pink paper. Robert-Houdin listed as founder of the theatre, with his successor Hamilton as director. Finely illustrated with demons, birds, flowers, and conjuring apparatus. 5 ½ x 9 ¾”. Laid down on Japanese tissue, with one small loss in the lower center, else very good.
