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CARDINI. SET OF GOLD AND SILVER
CARDINI. SET OF GOLD AND SILVER PEAU DOUX PLAYING CARDS...Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Set of Gold and Silver Peau Doux Playing Cards. Chicago: Walgreen Co., 1930s. Two decks, mint sealed in the original wrapper with tax stamp, in both gold and silver design. Housed in a felt-lined black leatherette case. Slight edgewear to outer boxes.
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CARDINI. PROFILE PORTRAIT
CARDINI. PROFILE PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Profile Portrait Photograph. Chicago: Maurice Seymour, ca. 1930. Cardini, grasping his monocle in one hand, looks away from the camera, his shadow cast onto the background. 10 x 8". Pictorial "Cardini" ink stamp on verso. Light marginal wear.
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CARDINI. PROFILE SELF-PORTRAIT
CARDINI. PROFILE SELF-PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Profile Self-Portrait Photograph. N.p., 1930. Matte-finish silver print showing the magician in all white. Mounted on paper with decorative border in pencil, signed "Cardini" lower right. Image area 7 x 5". Very good.
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CARDINI. REAL PHOTO POSTCARD OF
CARDINI. REAL PHOTO POSTCARD OF CARDINI.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Real Photo Postcard of Cardini. 1930s. An image of Cardini with Swan on a film set. Not postally used. 3 x 5 ". Fine.
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PHOTOGRAPH OF CARDINI WITH STUART
PHOTOGRAPH OF CARDINI WITH STUART ROBSON.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Photograph of Cardini with Stuart Robson. [New York], November, 1944. Glossy sepia print, inscribed and dated in by Charles “Cricket” Arbuthnot: “Cardini doffs his hat to a rival/ 11/10/44/ a friendly bark to Mr. Robson from “Cricket” Arbuthnot”. 8 x 10”.
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). INSCRIBED AND SI...Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Inscribed and Signed Portrait Photograph. N.p., (1955). Silver gelatin half-length portrait of the Suave Deceiver, inscribed and signed in blue ink in the lower left corner. 8 x 10Ó. Very good.
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CARDINI. BUST PORTRAIT
CARDINI. BUST PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Bust Portrait Photograph. New York, ca. 1930. Matte-finish heavyweight print, showing the magician with a pipe in his hand, wearing a fedora. 10 x 8". Creases, one along left side of the print, else good.
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FOUR CARDINI PHOTOGRAPHS.Cardini
FOUR CARDINI PHOTOGRAPHS.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Four Cardini Photographs. Including one full length candid image showing him manipulating cards (dated 1938 on verso), one showing his name in lights on the Radio City Music Hall marquee (and bearing Cardini’s holographic notations on the verso, “…played 5 times and the only perfomer to have name in lights front and the sides.”), a contemporary color image of Swan and Cardini in costume, and a 1930s silhouette image of Cardini performing with cards and cigarettes. The largest 8 x 10”.
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CARDINI. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED
CARDINI. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED PORTRAIT.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Inscribed and Signed Portrait. New York: Mitchell, 1930s. Heavyweight sepia print, a full-length image of the magician with cane, in tuxedo, with monocle and white gloves. Inscribed and signed boldly in fountain pen: "To Jean/ Most Sincerely/ Cardini/ 1934". 10 x 8".
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). ? CARDINI ? DIE ...Berlin, 1933. Two-color broadside advertising the Suave Deceiver’s appearance at the Jewish-owned Kabarett der Komiker just months after Hitler came to power. 19 x 27" Margins trimmed, significant staining and repairs throughout; C.
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). CANDID PERFORMAN...Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Candid Performance Snapshot. N.p., ca. 1920s. Young Cardini is shown beside a clown, various props, tables, and a chair. 7 _ x 5 _Ó. Good.
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). PORTRAIT OF CARD...Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Portrait of Cardini, inscribed and signed. Detroit: Raeburn Studios, ca. 1926. Handsome half-length portrait of the famous Welsh manipulative magician, pre-mustache, a cane held in one gloved hand. 8 x 10Ó. Embossed photographer's stamp. Boldly inscribed and signed.
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GOLD PEAU DOUX PLAYING
GOLD PEAU DOUX PLAYING CARDS.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Gold Peau Doux Playing Cards. Chicago: Walgreen Co., ca. 1934. Unopened pack of the bridge-size fanning cards purchased by Cardini for use in his famous act. Box shows wear.
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AFTER CARAVAGGIO: CARD
AFTER CARAVAGGIO: CARD PLAYERheliograveur, framed under glass; printed in Vienna; Provenance: The Estate of Henry and Lillian Mosauer; 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches sight; 20 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches frame Condition:
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Pierre Sicard, (French, 1900-1980)
Pierre Sicard, (French, 1900-1980)
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PHOTOGRAPH OF CARDINI, INSCRIBED
PHOTOGRAPH OF CARDINI, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TO DANNY DE...Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Photograph of Cardini, Inscribed and Signed to Danny Dew. Classic half-length image of Cardini with billiard balls in his fingers which first appeared in Vanity Fair. 8 x 10”. Inscribed in white ink, “To my friend ‘Danny,’ Most sincerely, Cardini 1961.”
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HUGARD, JEAN. PRIVATE CARD
HUGARD, JEAN. PRIVATE CARD MANUSCRIPT OF JEAN HUGARD, A...Hugard, Jean. Private Card Manuscript of Jean Hugard, and Other Publications. Author, ca. 1948/66. Two editions, mimeographs, the later edition accompanied by original mailing envelope. 7 pages. 4to. Together with instructions to "Hugard's Rising Cards", signed by Hugard and dated 1934 beside a sketch in his hand; "Hugard's Four Ace Feat" (4 pages); and "Jean Hugard Testimonial" (1945; inscribed and signed to "Bob" by Hugard in 1950).
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SILVER PEAU DOUX PLAYING
SILVER PEAU DOUX PLAYING CARDS.Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Silver Peau Doux Playing Cards. Chicago: Walgreen Co., ca. 1934. Unopened pack of the bridge-size fanning cards purchased by Cardini for use in his famous act. Box shows wear.
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A postcard album with a quantity of
A postcard album with a quantity of cards including 1930's examples.
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Six postcards with lift up views
Six postcards with lift up views together with a squeaker card and a barometer card.
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CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE
CARDINI (RICHARD VALENTINE PITCHFORD). CARDINI. THE “AC...London, 1934. Five-color broadside for a variety bill featuring nine acts, among them Cardini, billed as “The “Ace” of Conjurors – Royal Performance 1933.” Other acts include Claude Dampier “the professional idiot.” 16 ¼ x 22 ¼" Slight fold lines visible, otherwise excellent; A-.
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Petro Pavesi (Italian 19th/20th
Petro Pavesi (Italian 19th/20th century) Meeting of the Cardinals watercolor on board signed P. Pavesi (lower right) 20 1/2 x 29 inches.
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Sundry postcards
Sundry postcards
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CARD IN TV.Card in TV. Holland:
CARD IN TV.Card in TV. Holland: Eddy Taytelbaum, 1950s. A spectator is asked to picture a card in their mind. When the TV is turned on, the card – and the silhouette of a nude woman – appear on the screen. In a joking aside, the performer exclaims “I asked you to concentrate on the card!” This trick was created for use in a magic competition and was not available commercially. Hand-painted wood with rubber, plastic and cloth details. 5 x 4 x 2 ½”. Cellophane tape construction in need of repair; rear hinge detached; good.
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THE CARDISTE.The Cardiste. J.
THE CARDISTE.The Cardiste. J. Russell Duck. N1 (Feb. 1957) - N13 (1969). Complete file. Number 3 of a limited number of clothbound copies issued and signed by the publisher, inscribed to Mel Brown on the front pastedown. Alfredson/Daily 1510.
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A quantity of postcards mostly
A quantity of postcards mostly photographic
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EDOUARD VIMONT (FRENCH, 1846-1930),
EDOUARD VIMONT (FRENCH, 1846-1930), THE CARD PLAYER Oil on panel, signed at lower left, presented in an ornate period gilt composition frame with gallery plaque.
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VICTOR BRAUNER. "LE POINT
VICTOR BRAUNER. "LE POINT CARDINAL," LITHOGRAPH (Romanian, 1903-1966). Lithograph, from the 1963 Exhibition at Le Point Cardinal, Paris, printed by Union Paris, sheet size: 26 x 19 3/4 in., unframed.
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PHILIPP VLASDECK (GERMANY,
PHILIPP VLASDECK (GERMANY, 1878-1930), CARD PLAYERS., OIL ON CANVAS, 27" X 33". FRAMED 36" X 30".PHILIPP VLASDECK, Germany, 1878-1930, Card players. Signed lower left "Ph. Vlasdeck". Dimensions: Oil on canvas, 27" x 33". Framed 36" x 30".
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Piccardi Sestiani alabaster
Piccardi Sestiani alabaster sculpture, bust of a woman, marked on base "Piccardi Sestiani/Made in Italy", 20th century, 8 in. Abrasions, grime, chips. The Estate of the Late Reverend O. Leland Gilmore, Maryville, Tennessee
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A quantity of postcards mostly
A quantity of postcards mostly resorts
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A quantity of postcards, planes and
A quantity of postcards, planes and buses
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Josef Wagner-Höhenberg (German,
Josef Wagner-Höhenberg (German, 1870-1938)
The Card Players
oil on canvas
signed Wagner Höhenberg (lower right)
27 3/4 x 39 3/4 inches.
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French School (19th Century)
French School (19th Century) "The Card Game", oil on panel, 13" x 9-1/4", signed lower left "A. Minet", verso of panel is stamped "Paul Foinet". Presented in a period carved giltwood and plaster frame in the rococo taste.
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Bernard C. Scott (British, 20th
Bernard C. Scott
(British, 20th Century)
Cardinal, 1991
gouache
signed Bernard C Scott and dated (lower left)
12 x 16 inches
The Laumeister Collection from The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont
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L. Petricca (Italian 19th
L. Petricca (Italian 19th century) Cardinal Conversation watercolor signed L. Petricca (lower right) 15 x 22 inches.