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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | New York Consolidated Card Co. "Mediaeval" Playing Cards |
New York | ca. 1897 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 107 | Russell & Morgan Army & Navy #303 Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | ca. 1884 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 108 | Russell & Morgan Navy #303 Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | ca. 1883 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 109 | Group of 12 vintage USPC Bicycle decks |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 110 | Group of 7 vintage Bicycle and Russell & Morgan playing card decks |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 156.25 | ||
| 111 | Over 100 airline advertising and promotional playing cards |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 | ||
| 112 | Group of 14 circular / round playing card decks |
19th/20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 218.75 | ||
| 113 | [DISNEY]. Group of 4 playing card decks |
ca. 1955 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 156.25 | ||
| 114 | [PLAYING CARDS -- NOVELTY]. Group of over 50 decks |
V.p. | ca. mid- to late 20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 115 | Collection of American souvenir travel playing cards |
Bulk circa 1900s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 116 | Collection of 23 Italian playing card decks |
V.p. | ca. 1920s-70s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 117 | Group of over 30 Spanish playing card decks |
Spain and South America | late 19th/20th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 118 | Two uncut sheets of Edoardo Pignalosa playing cards |
Naples | ca. 1940s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 119 | [INDIA]. Group of 6 decks of playing cards |
New Delhi | ca. 1960s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 120 | Pair of card presses and a bezique set |
19th century | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 281.25 | ||
| 121 | Large lot of single / swap playing cards, including jokers |
Bulk American | mid-20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 122 | International Playing Cards No. 80 Six Suits |
Chicago | 1895 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 123 | Congress No. 606 Rookwood Native American playing cards |
Cincinnati | ca. 1899 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 218.75 | |
| 124 | Large collection of playing card sets |
Circa mid- to late 20th century | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 156.25 | ||
| 125 | [TAROT]. Martin Dupont Belgian Tarot cards |
Brussels | 18th century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,500.00 | |
| 126 | [TAROT]. Marseilles Tarot cards |
France | ca. 19th century | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 127 | [TAROT]. Guglielmo Murari Tarocchi Playing Cards |
Bari, Italy | ca. 1920s (tax stamp 1923) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 128 | [TAROT]. Z. Lismon Jeu de 78 Tarots Egyptiens. Livre de Thot |
Paris | ca. 1890s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 562.50 | |
| 129 | CROWLEY, Aleister | Thoth Tarot Cards |
St. Paul | ca. 1970s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 130 | Fratelli Armanino Italian Tarot cards |
Rome | ca. early 20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 250.00 |
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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.