KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller (1849-1922), American magician . Cabinet photograph inscribed and signed on verso ("Harry Kellar"), by Sarony, New York (imprint in red on mount), n.d. [ca.1885]. 6½ x 4¼ in. including mount, very minor spotting , otherwise in fine condition .
KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller (1849-1922), American magician . Cabinet photograph inscribed and signed on verso ("Harry Kellar"), by Sarony, New York (imprint in red on mount), n.d. [ca.1885]. 6½ x 4¼ in. including mount, very minor spotting , otherwise in fine condition . WARMLY INSCRIBED TO A FELLOW MAGICIAN. An outstanding early portrait of the man known as "the dean of American magicians," posed in a white collar and jacket, sporting a florid moustache. BOLDLY INSCRIBED IN INK: "To my dear friend Frederick E. Powell with kindest regards and best wishes Harry Kellar. Dec. 1885." Powell, to whom Kellar presented this photograph, was himself was a magician of considerable repute. Kellar toured widely, enjoyed widespread celebrity, and is widely regarded as a predecessor of Hary Houdini. RARE, particularly with the association to Powell. Provenance : Manny Weltman Collection (sale, Swann, 31 October 2002, lot 149, $3,600).
KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller (1849-1922), American magician . Cabinet photograph inscribed and signed on verso ("Harry Kellar"), by Sarony, New York (imprint in red on mount), n.d. [ca.1885]. 6½ x 4¼ in. including mount, very minor spotting , otherwise in fine condition .
KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller (1849-1922), American magician . Cabinet photograph inscribed and signed on verso ("Harry Kellar"), by Sarony, New York (imprint in red on mount), n.d. [ca.1885]. 6½ x 4¼ in. including mount, very minor spotting , otherwise in fine condition . WARMLY INSCRIBED TO A FELLOW MAGICIAN. An outstanding early portrait of the man known as "the dean of American magicians," posed in a white collar and jacket, sporting a florid moustache. BOLDLY INSCRIBED IN INK: "To my dear friend Frederick E. Powell with kindest regards and best wishes Harry Kellar. Dec. 1885." Powell, to whom Kellar presented this photograph, was himself was a magician of considerable repute. Kellar toured widely, enjoyed widespread celebrity, and is widely regarded as a predecessor of Hary Houdini. RARE, particularly with the association to Powell. Provenance : Manny Weltman Collection (sale, Swann, 31 October 2002, lot 149, $3,600).
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