Spring Magic Auction: The Collection of Bill Trotter
Sat, Apr 24, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 585
Thurston, Howard. Iasia!! Vanished in the Theatre?s Dome. C...
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Thurston, Howard. Iasia!! Vanished in the Theatre?s Dome. Cleveland: Otis Litho Co., ca. 1926. Panel color lithograph depicting Thurston?s performance of the Iasia illusion, in which a female assistant in a curtain-covered cabinet, vanished from within it when hoisted high above the audience. Framed and matted. Sight 39 ? x 12 ??. Minor creasing, tears, chipped, with small loss at upper right, red ink splotch (printer's defect) at lower left edge. Tack holes. Not examined out of frame.
