A portrait of Ricky Jay is displayed at Sotheby's on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in New York. The widow of the sleight-of-hand artist, card shark, author, actor and scholar turned over nearly 2,000 curiosities Jay collected to Sotheby's for an unusual auction. Divided into 634 lots, it's the focus of a live auction Wednesday and Thursday. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)