The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 469
SHAW, Mr. Three Royal Magician Handbills/Broadsides. Hull: ...
Estimate: $300 - $600
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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SHAW, Mr. Three Royal Magician Handbills/Broadsides. Hull: M.C. Peck, Printer, 1845. Trio of letterpress bills advertising this itinerant conjurer at the Victoria Rooms, with show featuring automatons, the ?cold water trick," ?cabalistic experiments," and other wonders. One with a woodcut coat of arms, the others filled with attractive text. The largest 10 ? x 8 ?". Dawes collection labels to versos; unmounted. For more information on The Royal Illusionist (the stage name of Mr. Shaw), see ?A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities" Nos. 414 and 415 (2013), where some of these images were reproduced.
