Set Reminder2022-12-10 12:00:002022-12-10 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Winter Magic Auction https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/winter-magic-auction-21938 Our winter sale of magicana includes a diverse offering of magic apparatus from the collections of William Trotter, Jim DeLoach, and Bill Taylor, as well as choice Houdiniana, posters, and a strong selection of collectible and antiquarian books.
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De MANFRE, Blaise. The Water Spouter. [1794, though later]. Engraving of a ?water-spouter? on paper. Visible area: 9 x 7?. Some minor toning. Framed and glazed (frame size: 10 x 8?). On the verso, there is the following ink inscription: ?this made from original engraving. Original copper plate in the collection of H. Adair [?] Smith ? from the Houdini Collection?. This image is reproduced on p. 272 of Houdini?s the Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1909). It is unclear if this particular engraving was owned by Houdini. From the collection of Ken Klosterman and his ?Salon de Magie.?