$2,400
London: David Allen & Sons, ca. 1906. A Moor, clad in a turban approaches a gong in an elaborate scene at the seaside, ready to strike it with a mallet as a demon urges him on. The illusion, devised by David Devant, involved a series of bewildering transpositions of three people, each taking place as the gong was struck. Overprinted for an Australian appearance by one of Maskelyne's touring companies at His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane. 19 7/8 x 29 7/8". A.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-02-04