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Lot #1042
Harry Houdini

Unique and ornate “Handcuff Houdini” signature “nineteen days before Xmas 1910”

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Unique and ornate “Handcuff Houdini” signature “nineteen days before Xmas 1910”

One-of-a-kind vintage signature display on an off-white 6 x 8 sheet, done in an admirer’s hand. Page features a clipped circular portrait of Houdini, surrounded in gold, with two eagles holding gold-bordered French national flags on either side of the portrait. A large eagle and two red and gold crowns are under the portrait, with a scroll and floral borders along the bottom. Display is beautifully signed in the center of the scroll, “Harry Handcuff Houdini, London England, nineteen days before Xmas 1910.” Beautifully triple-cloth-matted and framed with a biographical plaque by the Gallery of History to an overall size of 17.25 x 27. In fine condition. A visually striking and singular piece, with Houdini’s desirable “Handcuff” signature signed during the height of his success. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #423 - Ended February 12, 2014





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