Conjuring & Circus: - Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 536
536. CL O W n s, two complete sets of 6 cards, lithographed in colour,
one depicting clowns with performing animals or birds, the other
depicting two clowns and a go-cart in cartoon strip form, both with
verse text on backs in German, Cologne, Stollwerck, [1899] § A
series of 9 lithographed cards forming a picture story of two clowns
and a troublesome donkey, Toulouse/Paris, B. Sirven, [c.1900].
£150 - £200
537. va r i e t é u n D zi r k u s, a complete set of 200 cards, photographic
illustrations, descriptions on backs, Dresden, Haus Bergmann,
[1935?] § Scénes de Cirque, 12 cards (complete?), lithographed in
colour, descriptions on backs in French, advertising Joseph-Milliat
products, Lyon, Paul Fort, [1935] § The Circus, a complete set
of 25 cards, Amaran Tea, [1966]; another set, no.1-18, Grenada,
A.C.W. Francis, [1966] § Circus Scenes, a complete set of 24 cards,
Dublin, Barker Ltd., 1970 § Storia del Circo, series 1 and 2, two
complete sets of 6 cards, descriptions on backs in Italian, Milan,
Liebig Company, 1973 § Famous Clowns, a complete set of 25
cards, Hinckley, Marlow Civil Engineering Ltd, [1990]; 51 other
cards, including the reprint of the Taddy Clowns series; and “My
Circus Book”, with 16 undivided illustrations, all with coloured
scenes or portraits; and a set of five circus postage stamps with
folder, 2002, in album. £150 - £200
Lot 538
538. ha n D sha D O W s, 34 cards (of 35, lacking no.6), printed in
colour, the shadows in oval frames behind the hands, instructions
on backs, Ardath Tobacco Co. Ltd., [1930]. £500 - £750
539. ha n D sh a D O W s, two complete sets of 6 cards, with coloured
illustrations of the subject and inset diagram, captioned in French,
separately framed and glazed, Liebig’s Company, [1892-1893]
§ Shadowgraphs, a complete set of 24 monochrome cards, each
depicting a miniature performer, his large hands and the resulting
shadows, framed and glazed, B. Morris & Sons, [1925] § Throwing
Shadows on the Wall, a complete set of 12 cards, framed and
glazed, Edmondson & Co., [1937]. £150 - £200
Lot 540
540. sh a D O W se r i e s, a complete set of 24 cards, printed in colour
each with two illustrations of hands and the resulting shadow,
instructions on backs, framed and glazed, Cadbury Bros. Ltd,
[1914]. £300 - £400
541. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 12 cards (a complete set?), lithographed in
colour, each depicting an adult or older child producing shadows
on a screen for their young audience, all advertising Au Bon
Marché, Paris, J. Minot & Cie, [c.1890]. £100 - £150
542. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 6 large cards (of 12, lacking no.1, 5, 8-10 and
12), lithographed in colour, each depicting children at play, with
inset illustration of hands and shadows, all advertising De Bont
& Leijten, Amsterdam; with five other cards from the same series,
three duplicating designs 2, 7, and 9, un-numbered, advertising
D.& M.Grootes chocolate, Rheydt, Hermann Schott, [c.1900] §
10 large cards, each with hands extending upwards, illustration
of the subject and shadow on the large cuff, slightly discoloured,
advertising “La Kabiline”, [Paris, Imp. Clement, c.1900]; two
cards from the same series, cut to outline, advertising Chocolat
Devinck; and two others, all lithographed in colour. £200 - £300
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