Potter and Potter Auctions: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards, 21926, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | Five Woolworth Paper Dolls |
Circa 1910s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 310 | Four Woolworth Paper Dolls |
Circa 1910s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 100.00 | ||
| 311 | Three Woolworth Paper Dolls |
Circa 1910s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 | ||
| 312 | Travels of the Shaker Salt Doll. In the Royal Table Lands of the World |
St. Clair, Michigan | ca. 1911 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 313 | Trio of Buzza Co. Game of Travel Bridge and Tally Cards |
Minneapolis | 1920s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 | |
| 314 | Six Woolworth Series Paper Baby Dolls |
Early 20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | ||
| 315 | Two Woolworth Fashion Dressing Dolls |
American | ca. 1915 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 316 | Two Woolworth Style Paper Dolls |
Circa 1910s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 317 | Two Woolworth Series Paper Dolls |
Circa 1910s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 | ||
| 318 | VOLTZ, Johann Michael (1784 -- 1858), after | Napoleon |
London | ca. 1814 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 319 | [REBUS LETTERS]. The Ingenious and Diverting Love Letter in Hieroglyphicks, Being the Country Assembly's Answer to the Hampton Courtier's Letter |
[London] | ca. 1700s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 531.25 | |
| 320 | [REBUS]. Four engraved rebus letters |
London | n.d. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 531.25 | |
| 321 | BRAMBILLA, Ambrogio | [REBUS]. Breve concetto d'un travagliato amante nele pene d'amore |
Italy | ca. late 16th century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 322 | [PUZZLES]. Nuts to Crack. Group of 6 puzzle prints |
Circa mid-19th century | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | ||
| 323 | [PUZZLES]. Collection of over 150 puzzle booklets |
V.p. (bulk American and British) | late 19th century to mid-20th century | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 324 | Group of 4 antique puzzle and gaming prints |
New York | 1840 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 325 | A Peep at the Circus Picture Puzzle |
New York | 1887 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 326 | Fire Engine Picture Puzzle |
New York | 1887 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 327 | Collection of over 30 miscellaneous puzzles |
1990s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 328 | International Puzzle Party Exchange Puzzle Lot |
San Francisco | 1997 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 329 | International Puzzle Party 36 Exchange Puzzle Collection |
Kyoto, Japan | 2016 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 330 | Sandfield Bolted Dovetail Puzzle |
San Francisco | -1997 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 347 | [RUBIK, Erno (Hungarian, b. 1944)] | Large Rubik's Cube Book and Ephemera Collection |
V.p. | 1980s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 349 | Tangram Puzzle Collection |
V.p. | ca. 1890s--1980s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 351 | Two Puzzle Activity Sets |
Mid-20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.