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The Collection of Jim Rawlins Part II

Sat, May 25, 2019 03:30AM EDT
Lot 100

Silk Chinese Robe Owned and Worn by Fu Manchu.

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000

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Fu Manchu (David Bamberg). Silk Chinese Robe Owned and Worn by Fu Manchu. Nineteenth century silk robe/kimono with multi-color butterfly and floral decoration on a pink ground. Scattered tears, fraying, and stains, a few mended and patched. Width 64?. Height 51?. With a LOA and modern printing of a photo depicting Bamberg wearing in the robe, smiling as he performs a card trick. Provenance: David Bamberg; Hugo Puiggari; Martin Pacheco; Jim Rawlins.