Set Reminder2023-02-25 12:00:002023-02-25 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-21935 This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera.
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HERRMANN, Adelaide (1853 ? 1932). Portrait of Adelaide Herrmann. Circa 1900. Photograph depicts vaudeville?s ?Queen of Magic? poses in a long beaded evening gown with a fan in one hand, a white billiard ball balanced precariously on its edge. 5 ? x 3 ??. Chip in left margin. Mounted to a stiff card. See Exemplars, p. 211. Displayed as part of Ricky Jay?s Extraordinary Exhibitions, Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), 2007.