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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[STEREO VIEWS]?COLLECTION OF MAGIC & ALLIED ARTS STEREOVIEWS AND VIEWER.?One dozen photographic stereo cards, three picturing conjurers plying their trade (in two, an actor dressed as Robert-Houdin performs at a party); one picturing a pair of giants towering over another man; one a spirit-type photo with two ghostly forms looking over a sleeping child; and seven different images of tightrope walkers including Blondin, Calverley, Dixon, and Bellini. Sold together with a ?Perfecscope? viewer of wood and metal construction, bearing an 1895 patent date, length 12?". Age-related wear and rubbing to most cards, some notations to versos, but all in generally very good condition.