This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2025
[HOFFMANN] The Christmas Conjuror. [London, 1877]. Engraved image from the London Illustrated News executed to accompany a story of the same name by Professor Hoffmann (Angelo Lewis). The magician stands before a small crowd in a drawing room with a wand in one hand and a glass in the other. Hand-colored; handsomely framed and matted to 18 x 21". It has been said that the magician in this image was modeled on Hoffmann himself. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the St. Jude's Research Center per the wishes of the consignor, William Kress.