Blackstone Magic Auction
Sat, Oct 28, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Oct 29, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 79
Self-Portrait Caricature of Magician Harry Blackstone.
Estimate: $200 - $300
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Self-Portrait Caricature of Magician Harry Blackstone. Signed and dated on 5/3/57 by Blackstone, and inscribed “To Clare – from one Magician to another. I like your card tricks. Blackstone.” Accomplished in bold black crayon, on one 4to sheet. Minor smudging; very good. This sentiment was most likely inscribed the magician who performed on Detroit television for decades as “Milky the Clown,” Clare Cummings.
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