Potter and Potter Auctions: Literature and Legerdemain, 22201, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | THAYER, Floyd (1877 -- 1959) | Archive of Thayer Ephemera, Correspondence, and Research Material |
1920s -- 80s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 151 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | TLS from Howard Thurston to Will Goldston |
1926-05-11 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 152 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Group of Thurston Magic Lessons and Ephemera |
1910s -- 30s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 153 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Collection of Thurston Advertising Mats |
1910s -- 20s | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 154 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Illuminated Lobby Display Photograph |
ca. 1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 | |
| 155 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston Baltimore News Advertising Card Sign |
Circa 1925 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 156 | WORTHINGTON, Thomas Chew (1882 -- 1953) | Archive of over 70 TLSs to magic collector John D. Lippy |
1929 -- 1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 157 | Robert-Houdin Mystery Clock |
Paris | mid-nineteenth century | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 | |
| 158 | Houdini Letter Lock Handcuffs |
North Garfield, Australia | 1997 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 159 | Houdini Mirror Cuffs |
North Garfield, Australia | 1997 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 160 | Four "Nipper" or Come-Along Handcuffs |
1910s -- 90s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 312.50 | ||
| 161 | Decapitation Magic Trick Automaton |
Switzerland | 2000s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 162 | Blue Phantom (Miniature) |
Munich | ca. 1990 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 163 | Brema Brass Penetration Vase |
Philadelphia | 1930s | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 164 | Group of Brass Pocket Tricks |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.75 | ||
| 165 | Brass Coin Shooting Gimmick |
Circa 1950 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 750.00 | ||
| 166 | Ring Pull |
London | ca. 1940 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 167 | Hindu Cones |
Azusa | 1990s | USD 50.00 - 150.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 168 | Custom Zig Zag Cigarette. Mark Teufel/Tenyo |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,187.50 | ||
| 169 | Early Cups and Balls Set |
English | ca. 1820 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 170 | Hydro-Die |
Italy | circa 1980s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 171 | Dice Paddles |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 75.00 | ||
| 172 | Collection of Turned Wooden Magic Props |
V.p. | ca. Early 20th Century | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 173 | Two Slat Card Frames |
Holland | 1960s | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 174 | Chinese Cyclotron |
Holland | ca. 1970 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 687.50 |
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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.