Oct 27, 2005 - Sale 2054

Sale 2054 - Lot 52

Price Realized: $ 1,150
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
CHUNG LING FOO (QUA Chee-Ling 1854-circa 1922). Advertising broadside in Chinese, with a small portrait of the magician and the text within an elaborate border in the form of a dragon, 151/2x101/4 inches (39x26 cm). Circa 1895.
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Chung Ling Foo was born in Beijing and was probably the only well-known Chinese magician performing Chinese-style magic during his time. He toured extensively in the United States and Europe. He had a well-known feud with Chung Ling Soo.