This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/16/2025
[CUPS AND BALLS] Two French Cartoons with Cups & Balls Imagery. Paris, nineteenth century. Pair of black-and-white prints depicting the “oldest trick in the book," the Cups and Balls; in one, the mountebank sits in front of his table with the props behind him, and in the second (a political cartoon), the apparatus is integral to a political cartoon. Matching handsome frames, the larger 21 x 18". From the collection of the late Bill Kress. Per Mr. Kress's wishes, the proceeds from the sale of this lot will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.