An Early/Mid 20thC Magicians Travelling Suitcase; “Zurando The Great” c.1940 sub-Macabre- Medicine Chagal and also the pre-Raphaelites

Chagal and also the pre-Raphaelites

with the text ‘a present from little james’ above and ‘tam o’shanter’ below referring to the poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns

though could be further cleaned

with one small chip to the corner of one of the grape leaves

It did not just provide a local service but extended over the country and this mannequin would have been made to order for one of the top window displays of its day

An Early/Mid 20thC Magicians Travelling Suitcase; “Zurando The Great” c.1940 sub-Macabre- Medicine Chagal and also the pre-RaphaelitesOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 45 Width: 26. 25 Height: 9 Depth: 13. 5 The hand painted magicians travelling suitcase painted in teal with a top hat, wand, die, three magic rings, balloons and playing cards, and signwritten "Zurando The Great" and Magician to the flank, with an ebonised handle and brass fitments, opening to reveal a vacant interior with the original paisley type paper lining, the