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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VONETTA (Etta Paul, 1878 - 1964). Two Lithographed Window Posters. Belfast: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1910. Two color stone lithographs, including a bust portrait after a photograph by Charles & Russell of Belfast, with mischievous imps floating above the likeness, with remnants of a date tag affixed to the image; and a depiction of one of Vonetta?s stage illusions, ?By Fire & Sword,? with demons looking on as she burns and impales a male assistant reclining in an open-sided casket. Each 15 x 10? with strings affixed at their tops for hanging. Marginal wear and chips to both cards with contemporary penciled notations to the latter in its borders, and notes possibly regarding Vonetta?s act to its verso, not affecting the image.