Potter and Potter Auctions: Ephemera, Americana & Historical Memorabilia, 1177, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 07, 2024 - March 07, 2024
Page Size: 640 items in 26 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

21st Annual Announcement Fox Film Corporation. Film Yearbook.

Hollywood, CA 1924 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
2

[ADVERTISING ART PLATES]. Group of Six Art Nouveau Lithographed Plates.

Chicago ca. 1900s USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
3

[ADVERTISING FOLDING FANS]. Group of 14 Folding Fans Advertising Restaurants or Food.

France and Japan ca. 1890s-1920s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 108.00
4

[ADVERTISING FOLDING FANS]. Group of 17 Folding Fans Advertising Beverages.

France ca. 1890s-1920s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 240.00
5

[ADVERTISING FOLDING FANS]. Group of 13 Folding Fans Advertising Fashion or Accessories.

France and Japan ca. 1890s-1920s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 96.00
6

[ADVERTISING FOLDING FANS]. Group of 13 Folding Fans Advertising Various Commodities.

France and Japan ca. 1890s-1920s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
7

[ADVERTISING FOLDING FANS]. Group of 10 Folding Fans Advertising Various Commodities.

France and Japan ca. 1890s-1920s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
8

[NOVELTY FOLDING FANS]. Group of 11 Modern Novelty Folding Fans on Various Subjects.

England or United States ca. 1950s-1970s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
10 CORA, Belle (1827-1862).

Presentation Custom-Made Michael Price Bowie Knife for Barbary Coast Madam, Belle Cora.

San Francisco -1852 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
11 WALTER, Thomas Ustick (1804--1887).

An Original Proposed Plan for the Second Story of an Unknown Structure, 16 June 1835.

1835 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
12

The Elevation or Prospect of the West end of the Steeple of St. Bridget at Brides in Fleetstreet London... Sr. Chr. Wren Kt. Architect Mr Saml. Foulks Mason.

1680 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
13

Anchor Line.

New York ca. 1860s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,320.00
14 BOWEN, Emanuel.

A New & Accurate Map of the North Pole.ting visible).

London ca. 1746 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 210.00
15 BALCK, Hermann

BALCK, Hermann (1893-1982, German General). Autograph Letter Signed.

Date illegible ca. 1970s-1980s USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
16 BONAPARTE, Joseph-Napoleon

BONAPARTE, Joseph-Napoleon (1764-1844). Autograph Letter Signed. February 16, 1814.

1814 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
17 FRENCH, Isabel.

Scrapbook of Soprano and Vocal Teacher Isabel French.

Ca. 1930s-1940s USD 80.00 - 100.00 USD 510.00
18

[BROADSIDES]. [THEATRE]. Group of 11 Broadsides for East Coast Theatres.

V.p. ca. 1870s-1880s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 480.00
19

[BROADSIDES]. [THEATRE]. Group of 10 Broadsides for Midwest Theatres.

V.p. ca. 1870s-1880s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 330.00
20

[BROADSIDES]. Group of 3 Pledges or Service Roll Posters, including: The Presbyterian Temperance Union Pledge.

Circa 1910s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
21 [CASTRO, Fidel Alejandro (1926-2008)]. KORDA, Alberto (1928-2001).

Photograph of Fidel Castro Playing Golf.

1960 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
22

[CARD CALENDARS]. Group of 20 Card Calendars for Swift & Company Products and 4 Card Calendars for Illinois Bell Telephone Company.

Chicago ca. 1920s-1950s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 96.00
23 [CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND (1630-1685)].

His Majestie's Declaration To all His Loving Subjects of His Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales Concerning Ecclesiastical Affairs.

London 1660 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 72.00
24 TURNER, Robert Wilson

TURNER, Robert Wilson (1858-?). Original Archive of Letters and Associated Documents of the Construction of the Replica of Columbus' Ship, the Nina, for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair - Sold with an Original Oil Painting of the Ship Commissioned by Turner.

U. S. A. and Cadiz 1890s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,680.00
25

[1893 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR, WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION]. Group of 11 Tickets to the World's Columbian Exposition.

Chicago 1893 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 360.00
26

[CHICAGO]. Group of 21 Medals or Pins for Sporting or Music Events, Awarded from Chicago Newspapers.

Chicago 1910s-1930s USD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
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