Set Reminder2021-06-19 12:00:002021-06-19 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Summer Magic Auction https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/summer-magic-auction-21966 Our June sale of magicana brought an array of ephemera dating to the Victorian era and beyond, features props and memorabilia from the careers of many heroes of magic, includes a wide array of choice and concludes with the third offering vintage and modern magic apparatus from the collection and workshop of Rüdiger Deutsch.
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Welles, Orson. Autograph of Orson Welles. On the verso of a label from Davenports Magic Shop, 3 ? x 5 1/8?, and inscribed ?To Bernard / good wishes / Orson Welles.? Sold with a portrait postcard of Welles fanning a pack of cards, and accompanied by a note of provenance.Welles often remarked that more than an actor, director, or writer, he wished to be remembered as ?a magician.? he had a lifelong love affair with stage magic, and this autograph was obtained at Davenports Magic Shop in the 1950s by Bobby Bernard, a well-regarded London-based conjurer.