Sold2018Portrait Photograph of Harry Houdini.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Portrait Photograph of Harry Houdini. [New York], ca. 1920. Bust portrait of the magician in formal attire. Gelatin print, matte-finish. 7 x 5”. Hand-stamp to verso: �See Sold Price
Sold2015Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Smiling Bust Portrait ofHoudini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Smiling Bust Portrait of Houdini. New York (?), ca. 1925. Handsome sepia toned bust portrait of the famous magician in an unusual smiling pose. 7 x 9 ”. One tiny holeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Signed and Inscribed Portrait of Hardeen.Hardeen, Theo. Signed and Inscribed Portrait of Hardeen. [New York]: Herbert Mitchell, ca. 1939. Bust portrait of Houdini’s brother in coat and tie, late in life. 8 x 10”. Inscribed and siSee Sold Price
Sold2015Houdini, Harry. Two Houdini Bust Portraits. New York,Houdini, Harry. Two Houdini Bust Portraits. New York, Apeda Studio, [n.d.]. Later printings of two famous and striking photographs of Houdini. Printed from the original glass negatives. 8 x 10”.See Sold Price
Sold2015Houdini, Harry. Three Houdini Bust Portraits. New York,Houdini, Harry. Three Houdini Bust Portraits. New York, Apeda studio, [n.d.]. Later printings of three well-known and striking photographs of Houdini. Printed from the original glass negatives. 8 x 10See Sold Price
Sold2015Dunninger, Joseph. Portrait of Dunninger, Inscribed andDunninger, Joseph. Portrait of Dunninger, Inscribed and Signed. [New York, ca. 1950]. Bust portrait of the famous mentalist. 8 x 10”. Inscribed and Signed in the margin, “To my pal Dave Lustig froSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large format portrait of Bess Houdini, Inscribed andHoudini, Beatrice. Large format portrait of Bess Houdini, Inscribed and Signed. New York: Mishkin Photography, ca. 1915. Striking 1/2 length sepia toned portrait of Houdini′s wife. 13 x 10&PrimeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Herrmann, Adelaide. Signed Portrait of AdelaideHerrmann, Adelaide. Signed Portrait of Adelaide Herrmann. New York: Apeda, ca. 1900. Handsome sepia-toned bust portrait of Adelaide Herrmann taken her time as a vaudeville headliner. Scrapbook remnantSee Sold Price
Sold2016Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Kellar. Cincinnati andKellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Kellar. Cincinnati and New York: Strobridge Litho., ca. 1889. Half-sheet lithograph bearing a bust portrait of the great American magician with a thick mustache and shSee Sold Price
Sold2016[Houdini, Harry] Milligan, Harold Vincent. Stephen[Houdini, Harry] Milligan, Harold Vincent. Stephen Collins Foster [Houdini’s Copy]. New York: Schirmer, 1920. Publisher’s cloth. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Ex-libris Harry Houdini (bookplSee Sold Price
Sold2022GEORGE SHIEBLER STERLING HOMERIC SERIES BROOCHEstate Homeric style sterling silver brooch, George Shiebler (American, 1846-1920) & Company, New York, crescent form with applied bat, drop with portrait bust of a classical soldier in Attic type helSee Sold Price
Sold2016Houdini, Harry. Bust Photo of Houdini, signed by MarieHoudini, Harry. Bust Photo of Houdini, signed by Marie Hinson. Ca. 1920. Studio portrait of Houdini later used for the tipped in postcard of Houdini in Will Goldston’s Sensational Tales of Mystery MSee Sold Price
Sold2022Carl Bennett Linder, New York / Finland (1886-1981), portrait of a man, ca.1930, oil on canvas, 29Carl Bennett Linder New York / Finland (1886-1981) portrait of a man, ca.1930 oil on canvas Linder was the portrait painter to the Ford family from the 1920's-1940's. 29 1/4"H x 24 1/2"W (sight), 37 1See Sold Price
Sold2018S.A.M. Membership Card Signed by Harry Houdini.Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). S.A.M. Membership Card Signed by Harry Houdini. New York, 1920. Pale blue cardstock with the organizational seal, signed boldly by Houdini as President, and by Oscar TeaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair of Ensko Sterling Silver CandlesticksMarked Ensko, New York, ca. 1920-1940, in the Georgian style, the base with a crest of a wyvern holding a shield Each 9-1/2"h, together appx. 42 t.o. Provenance: Property from a Private East Hampton,See Sold Price
Sold2017OSCAR BACH Pair of lampsOSCAR BACH (1884 - 1957) Pair of table lamps with lion motif, New York, ca. 1920 Cast and silvered bronze, celluloid, single sockets Brass tag on bottom of both OSCAR B. BACH NEW YORK with copyright 2See Sold Price
Sold2021NYCC “Free Lance” No. 915 Playing Cards.NYCC “Free Lance” No. 915 Playing Cards. New York, ca. 1920. 52 + J + OB. Very good; tears and rubbing to box. Hochman NY66.See Sold Price
Sold2017Compagnie d’Accessories Magiques.Compagnie d’Accessories Magiques. New York, ca. 1920. Spanish-language catalog in original wraps, bound in modern brown board. Writing on margins of wraps; staining on title page; overall very good.See Sold Price
Sold2015Hardeen (Theodore Weiss). Life and History of Hardeen.Hardeen (Theodore Weiss). Life and History of Hardeen. [New York], ca. 1920. Pictorial wraps, illustrated. 8vo. Light wear to covers, rear wrap punctured affecting a few leaves, otherwise good.See Sold Price
Sold2017Gorham Sterling Silver Poker Top.Gorham Sterling Silver Poker Top. New York: Gorham, ca. 1920. Excellent. Engraved with six different poker hands. 2 ½ x 2”.See Sold Price
Sold2017Inscribed and Signed Portrait. Dante.Dante (Harry August Jansen). Inscribed and Signed Portrait. New York: Strand, ca. 1920s. Sharp double-weight silver print showing a half-length portrait of Dante, inscribed and signed by the magicianSee Sold Price
Sold2017The Great Ellar, Portrait Photograph.[Escapology] The Great Ellar. Portrait Photograph. New York, ca. 1910. Silver print full-length portrait of the escapologist in full-body restraints. 8 x 10”. Fine.See Sold Price
Sold2015884. Jazz Bo Jim Toy. New York, Unique Art, ca. 1920.884. Jazz Bo Jim Toy. New York, Unique Art, ca. 1920. Lithographed tin wind-up toy. 9” high. Finish lightly worn; good. Working.See Sold Price
Sold2016Nicola (William Mozart Nicol). The Great Nicola. InNicola (William Mozart Nicol). The Great Nicola. In Person. New York: Pace Press, ca. 1920. Two-color double-sided offset broadside advertising a performance of this globe-trotting illusionist and picSee Sold Price
May 08Tiberius AuctionsJosef Josephu, Breitensee 1889 - 1970 New York, portrait bust of Franz Schubert€100
May 16Eldred'sCHARLES PAUL GRUPPE (Massachusetts/New York/The Netherlands/Canada, 1860-1940), Bust portrait of a$125
May 23Potter & Potter AuctionsGroup of 3 Prints. [V.p., ca. 1880s-1920s]. Includes: “Linc...$80
May 16Eldred'sPAUL WESLEY ARNDT (New York, 1881-1978), Portrait of a man., Oil on canvas, 20" x 16". Framed 29" x$150
4 days LeftWhite Knight Auction, IncHELMUT NEWTON, SELF PORTRAIT DURING AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, LENOX HILL HOSPITAL, NEW YORK, 1973$100