This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/25/2018
Portfolio Case of 20 French Cups and Balls Conjuring Prints. V.p., mid – late 19th century. Prints of caricatures, political cartoons and scenes featuring the classic cups and balls routine. From popular French humor and news publications such as Journal Amusant; Le Rire; Le Charivari; Musée Philipon; and Le Courrier Francais. Matted. Sizes vary; largest matted to 16 x 22”. Very good to fine overall. Sold with one framed cover of Le Grelot. From the collection of Bob Read.