$5,500
Thurston, Howard. Thurston. Master Mystery. Iasia!! Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome. Wonder Show of the Universe. Cleveland: The Otis Lithograph Co., ca. 1929. Striking and eye-catching color lithograph depicts Thurston’s Iasia illusion in which an assistant in a skeleton frame cabinet covered with curtains vanished from inside when the apparatus was hoisted toward the theatre’s dome. The woman’s hand was visible to the audience up to the last moment before the vanish. 42 x 80". Insignificant restoration to one border chip and old fold; A. Scarce.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-06-25