Magic - Old and New - Conjuring from the 16-20th Century
Sat, Aug 27, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 28, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 477
Yarrick, Joseph. Portrait of Magician Josef Yarrick and his Magic Kettle. New York: Hall, ca. 1910. Handsome oversize silver nitrate photograph of Yar
Estimate: $300 - $500
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| $500 | $50 |
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Yarrick, Joseph. Portrait of Magician Josef Yarrick and his Magic Kettle. New York: Hall, ca. 1910. Handsome oversize silver nitrate photograph of Yarrick presenting the effect popularly known as Òburning a cake of ice.Ó 10 x 13Ó on a thick cardboard mount. As much a scientific demonstration as a magic trick, The Magic Kettle was a popular vaudeville act in which a large kettle, as seen in this unusual photograph, first began belching steam when set on the cake of ice. The steam was then used to light a cigar as if by magic, freeze rubber balls and flowers, and cause other odd and contrarian events to take place.
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