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Auction History Result 1p0005 CARTER THE GREAT 13x40 framed magic poster 1926 the modern Priestess of Delphi, ultra rare! Date Sold 2/15/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Framed Magic Show Poster (measures 12 1/2" x 39 3/4"; w/ frame that measures 20" x 47 3/4") (Learn More) Carter the Great (born Charles Joseph Carter) was a stage magician from the 1890s to 1936. He began his career as a journalist and lawyer, but eventually transitioned to magic. Due to stiff competition from the number of magic acts on the American stages at the time, Carter opted to pursue his career abroad, where he achieved his greatest fame. Among the highlights of Carter's stage performances during his career were the classic "sawing a woman in half" illusion (an elaborate surgical-themed version with "nurses" in attendance), making a live elephant disappear and "cheating the gallows", where a shrouded Carter would vanish, just as he dropped at the end of a hangman's noose. Carter died while on tour in India in 1936, and a highly fictionalized account of his life can be found in the 2001 book Carter Beats the Devil, by Glen David Gold. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare magic poster. We have never auctioned this particular one in all our years of auctioning! The poster was really nicely framed and will display wonderfully on its new owners wall, however, it will need to be sent in an extremely large flat package (which would be prohibitvely expensive to ship outside the U.S.) so bear this expense in mind before bidding. Condition: very good. The poster was in pretty nice condition prior to framing (see our image). After framing, it acquired a few small water stains in the bottom of the glass and there was a sticker on the bottom right corner of the glass that left residue, but surely the residue and slight stains could easily be cleaned. Learn More about condition grades 
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