Sold for:
$8,000
$8,000
Houdini, Harry. Buried Alive! Egyptian Fakirs Outdone. Master Mystifier. Houdini. Cleveland, Otis Litho., ca. 1924. Eight-sheet (86 x 109”) color lithographed poster advertising a sensational stunt that Houdini would never perform – the effect being his escape from a coffin buried under shovelfuls of heavy earth. Houdini’s head floats above the Egyptian scene featuring The Sphinx. An imposing, impressive, classic, and powerful image. Expert restoration in upper third; A-. Linen backed.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
