$9,000
Jacobs, M. Lithograph of M. Jacobs’ Stage Setting. England, ca. 1950. Monochrome lithograph (22 ¾ x 15 ¼”) depicts the crowded stage of M. Jacobs, crammed with the trappings of a Victorian magician’s trade: automatons, Louis XIV-style apparatus, rabbits and flowers cascading from top hats, a magic cauldron, and more. Jacobs and his assistant stand on each side of a copy of Robert-Houdin’s famous Pastissier of the Palais Royal automaton. A royal coat of arms hangs above the stage. Margins trimmed, a few edge chips over-painted. Linen backed. Rare.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-10-31