Conjuring & Circus: - Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 352
352. Pictorial Music Covers. Roberts (H.S) pu n C h a n D ju D y
qu a D r i L L e; Punchinello Lancers, by Warwick Williams; and Punch
and Judy Polka, by Oscar Barrett, lithographed in colour, uniformly
framed and glazed, approximately 340mm. by 240mm., [c.1870-
1900]. £150 - £200
Lot 353
353. Postcards. L’es C a m O t e u r, depicting a conjuror performing on
a riverside, [Paris, c.1890]; Good (Arthur)] Tom Tit. [La Science
Amusante], four cards from a set of ten reproducing photographs of
children performing tricks, Nancy, [1903]; one of a man performing
the three card trick on an opened umbrella, Paris, [1903]; seven
cards depicting Indian jugglers, snake charmers and acrobats,
[c.1900-1910]; two of Punch and Judy shows in Paris and Rhyll,
1908 and 1913; together with a carte-de-visite portrait of a young
boy with his collection of apparatus; two stereoscopic views, one
of a child performing for others, the children dressed to resemble
those in the Testu & Massin trade cards, [c.1880], the other a posed
scene with conjuror, strongman and others apparently from the play
“L’Escamoteur”, [c.1900?]; and others including a carte-de-visite
portrait of Nadar, and seven other photographic portraits of Cham,
Bertall, and others in the Figaro-Album series (a small quantity)
£150 - £200
Lot 354
354. Puzzle sheet. “qu e s O rt i r a-t-iL D e C e gO B e L e t” (La Papillote
no.20), lithograph of a cup, ball and wand, the top rising to reveal a
standing figure and a set of demands below the caption “Paix a tout
prix”, coloured by hand, in heavy card mount, 295mm. by 232mm.,
[Paris, 1834?]. £125 - £175
355. re B u s Ca r D s, 16 engraved cards, printed on thin paper in
various colours, one hand-coloured within elaborate border, pasted
onto a quarto sheet within ruled ink framework, slightly stained,
230mm. by 180mm., [France, c.1800]. £200 - £300
*** The cards appear to come from different sets, each with
syllables replaced with miniature illustrations. On five cards the
text appears below a large illustration, one of which is a conjuror
performing with cups and balls.
Lot 356
356. re B u s s h e e t s, three lithographed sheets, each with 50
illustrations, one after Daumier, [c.1840]; the others published by
Gecon et Cie, Lyon, for 1846; and Aurosset, Lyon, [c.1850]; with
a similar sheet titled Fantaisies Diverses, Metz, Gangel, [c.1855],
average size 410mm. by 255mm. (4) £200 - £300
*** The illustrations include a conjuror on each sheet and other
entertainers.
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