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De Kolta, Buatier (Joseph Buatier). Photograph of Buatier de Kolta Performing his Flower Production. New York: Byron Studios, ca. 1900. Oversize image of de Kolta and his wife on stage, a paper cone in his hand from which fall a multitude of spring flowers. Framed to 11 ¾ x 14 ½". With a paper label laid down at the lower edge describing the performance. Holes in frame, center crease visible. Rare. De Kolta is widely acknowledged as the inventor of Spring Flowers and their production from an apparently empty paper cone.