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Tue, Jul 24, 2018 03:10AM EDT
Lot 175

Three Embroidered Chinese Stage Costumes from the Carter Illusion Show.

Estimate: $500 - $700

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Carter, Charles. Three Embroidered Chinese Stage Costumes from the Carter Illusion Show. 1920s. Including red silk embroidered pants, a long blue embroidered vest with elaborate goldfish design, and a yellow silk woman?s jacket with embroidered dragons. The second item considerably tattered, the others in good condition. Accompanied by a placard used in the display of these robes (and others) at Earthquake McGoon?s Saloon in San Francisco in the 1970s and 80s.