Oct 31, 2002 - Sale 1949

Sale 1949 - Lot 109

Price Realized: $ 345
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
(HOUDINI, HARRY.) Photograph of Houdini doing the East Indian Needle Trick, a later copy photo produced by Dietz of New York, given to Irving Desfor by Hardeen, a silver print in 8x10 inch format; with a long inked description of provenance on the verso in Desfor's hand. Np, nd

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The description on the back states that Desfor received the photo directly from Hardeen, who he used to drive home from SAM meetings in Manhattan. Desfor further states that he joined SAM in 1934 and was the President from 1964-65.<