The Kanter Magic Poster Collection 2012-12-09 Auction - 59 Price Results - Guernsey's in NY
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19: Houdini in the German Courtroom, 19025: Chung Ling Soo, Name in Smoke6: Chung Ling Soo, Hits the Bullseye of Public Opinion
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The Kanter Magic Poster Collection

The Kanter Magic Poster Collection is a jewel-box assortment of amazing and rare posters gathered by a connoisseur. Drawn from wide-ranging sources over the years, including the Magician Mario Carrandi and the Marinaccio collections, the posters are concise, vivid reminders of magic's heyday in the United States. Highlights include the extremely rare "Houdini in the German Courtroom", and the "Amsterdam Jail Cell" poster showing Houdini in leg-irons, of which only a handful are known to exist.
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Alexander, The Man Who Knows: Alexander, The Man Who Knows, c.1920 3 sheet, Av Yaga Bombay Litho., linen mounted & restored. Handsomely framed. 82" x 42.5" A great theatrical attraction, Alexander was earning over $6,000 a
0001: Alexander, The Man Who KnowsEst. $4,000-$5,000
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Blackstone, Oriental Nights: Blackstone, Oriental Nights, c.1920 1 sheet, Erie Litho., linen mounted & restored. 27" x 41" This wonderful image depicts the grandiosity of the Blackstone full evening show, featuring a bevy
0002: Blackstone, Oriental NightsEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Brush the Mystic, Oriental and Occidental Magic: Brush the Mystic, Oriental and Occidental Magic, c. 1920 Half sheet, Goes Litho., Chicago, linen mounted & restored. 28.25" x 21" Brush was a favorite on both the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuit,
0003: Brush the Mystic, Oriental and Occidental MagicEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Carter, Beats the Devil: Carter, Beats the Devil Window card, Otis Litho. Cleveland, Ohio, printed on cardboard. 22" x 14" Carter's posters provide striking examples of the theatrical illusionists' advertising images.
0004: Carter, Beats the DevilEst. $400-$600
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Chung Ling Soo, Name in Smoke: Chung Ling Soo, Blowing Name in Smoke Half sheet, Horrocks & Co., England, linen mounted & restored. 30.5" x 21 This is an extraordinary example of the power of the illusionist to convey, via
0005: Chung Ling Soo, Name in SmokeEst. $5,500-$7,500
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Chung Ling Soo, Woman in Shell: Chung Ling Soo, Woman in Shell Half sheet, James Upton Ltd. England, linen mounted & restored. 20.75" x 30" This is a are poster depicting an elaborate presentation of an illusion modeled after
0007: Chung Ling Soo, Woman in ShellEst. $7,500-$9,500
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Dante, Portrait with the Devil: Dante, Portrait with the Devil, c.1925 Half sheet, Otis Litho Company, linen mounted & restored, borders created for this piece. Handsomely framed. 27.25" x 20.5" A Danish born magician given
0008: Dante, Portrait with the DevilEst. $3,000-$4,000
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Edeling, Art Deco Cards: Edeling, Art Deco Cards Half sheet, linen mounted & restored 24.75" x 17.5" The most famous of Scandinavian magicians, Edeling was the Court Magician to the Kingdom of Denmark, achieving great
0009: Edeling, Art Deco CardsEst. $500-$1,000
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Edeling, Art Deco Cat: Edeling, Art Deco Cat Half sheet, Litho. Andersen & Bruun Fabr., Copenhagen, linen mounted & restored. 24.75" x 17 .5" The most famous of Scandinavian magicians, Edeling was the Court Magician
0010: Edeling, Art Deco CatEst. $500-$1,000
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Fak Hongs: Fak Hongs, c.1890s 2 sheet, E. Mirabet, Valencia, linen mounted & restored. 73.25" x 49.25" A famous united magic company of mixed nationality performers, many pretending to be Asian, they
0011: Fak HongsEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Frederic Barrington, Spirit Cabinet: Frederic Barrington, Spirit Cabinet, c.1900 Half sheet, Donaldson Co. Litho, Newport, Kentucky, linen mounted & restored, noticeable restoration in border area. 30" x 19.75" Stock, overprinted
0012: Frederic Barrington, Spirit CabinetEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Frederic Barrington, Rabbit Out of the Hat: Frederic Barrington, Rabbit Out Of Hat, c.1900 3 sheet, Donaldson Co. Litho, Newport, KY, linen mounted & restored. Handsomely framed. 79.5" x 42" The most famous image synonymous with magic,
0013: Frederic Barrington, Rabbit Out of the HatEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Fu Manchu, Portrait: Fu Manchu, Portrait 2 sheet, Laptcha, Paris, linen mounted & restored, noticeable restoration in border area. Handsomely framed. 62.5" x 47" The last of seven generations of magicians, David
0014: Fu Manchu, PortraitEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Germain, Witches Caldron: Germain, Witches Caldron, 1916 3 sheet, Schmitz-Horning Co. Lithographers, Cleveland, Ohio, linen mounted & restored. 79" x 42" One of the giants of the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuit, Germain
0015: Germain, Witches CaldronEst. $4,000-$5,000
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Harry Houdini, Portrait: Harry Houdini, Portrait for President, 1911 3 sheet, Strobridge Litho Co., Cin'ti & New York, linen mounted & restored. Handsomely framed. 82.5" x 40" The most famous name in magic, Houdiniana
0016: Harry Houdini, PortraitEst. $75,000-$85,000Lot Passed
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Harry Houdini, King of Cards: Houdini, King of Cards, 1895 Half sheet, National Pr. & Eng. Co., Chicago, mounted on cardboard, framed. 28" x 22", frame: 31.5" x 25" Houdini started his career as an unknown, working grinding
0017: Harry Houdini, King of CardsEst. $10,000-$20,000
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Harry Houdini, Amsterdam Jail Cell: Houdini, Amsterdam Jail Cell, 1903 1 sheet, Atelier J. Zier, mounted on paper, noticeable stain with small hole on creases. Handsomely framed. 38.5" x 27.5" Houdini went to Europe at the turn
0018: Harry Houdini, Amsterdam Jail CellEst. $60,000-$80,000
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Houdini in the German Courtroom, 1902: Houdini in the German Courtroom (Ehrenerklarung!), 1902 1 sheet, Atelier J. Zier, Liepsig. Handsomely framed. 43" x 30" Another press stunt of Houdini's was to goad/arrange officials into
0019: Houdini in the German Courtroom, 1902Est. $65,000-$75,000Lot Passed
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Horace Goldin, Tiger God: Horace Goldin, Submits a Moorish Illusionary Phantasy, The Tiger God, 1920 Half sheet, Moody Brothers, Birmingham, England, linen backed. 29" x 19" A whirling dervish performing illusions in
0020: Horace Goldin, Tiger GodEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Magie Noire by Jules Cheret: Magie Noire, Musee Grevin, 1887 1 sheet, Imp. Cheret, Paris, linen mounted & restored. 46.75" x 34.5" Jules Cheret virtually invented the poster as a colorful advertising medium, and his
0021: Magie Noire by Jules CheretEst. $3,000-$4,000
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Karmi, Buried Alive for 32 Days: Karmi, Buried Alive for 32 Days, 1914 3 sheet, National Litho, linen mounted & restored. 80.75" X 41" Colorful poster depicting one Joseph B. Hallworth, who posed on stage as an Indian fakir,
0022: Karmi, Buried Alive for 32 DaysEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Karmi, Swallows a Loaded Gun Barrel: Karmi, Swallows a Loaded Gun Barrel, 1914 National Litho, 1 sheet, linen mounted & restored. 28.25" x 41" A striking image sure to draw the crowds in, since only at Karmi's shows could one
0023: Karmi, Swallows a Loaded Gun BarrelEst. $750-$1,000
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Karmi, Portrait: Karmi, Portrait 3 sheet, National Litho., linen mounted & restored. 80.25" x 41" NO RESERVE
0024: Karmi, PortraitEst. $2,000-$3,000
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