Oct 27, 2005 - Sale 2054

Sale 2054 - Lot 254

Price Realized: $ 2,185
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
SAVREN Professor James (Circa 1821-1891). Professor Savren. The Great Modern Magician. Magic Wonders. Public Rooms, Sittingbourne. Letterpress theatre broadside with wood-engraved vignette; linen-backed. 293/4x101/2 inches (75.5x24 cm). 10-11 May 1855.

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James Savren was assistant to J. H. Anderson, Robert-Houdin, and Compars Herrmann. He amassed one of the largest collections of magical posters and playbills in the 19th century. His collection went to H. E. Evanion and then to The British Museum.