Set Reminder2023-10-28 12:00:002023-10-28 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection Part II https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-part-ii-21921 Unusual relics were the hallmark of Ricky Jay's storied collection. This second auction from his archives features an astonishing array of the fantastic, the funny, and the flabbergasting.
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BLITZ, Signor (Antonio Van Zandt, 1810?77).?SIGNOR BLITZ FROM MORAVIA PROFESSOR OF MECHANISM & METAMORPHORIST.?[Staffordshire], 1830. Letterpress broadside for an appearance at the Pottery Theatre, Swan Inn, Hanley, advertising that the magician will perform ?with three hands!? and present tricks with ?a bushel of rice, the magnetic die, the Diving Bell: & Learned Half-Crowns. To conclude with the Gun Trick & the Dancing of five Dinner Plates.? 13? ? 6?". Perimeter chipped, old creases evident, laid down to paper. Ex-Egyptian Hall collection, with labels to verso. An early bill from Blitz?s career.