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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Die Box and Drawer Box |
Holland | 1970s | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 176 | Domino Set |
Holland | ca. 1970 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 177 | Elevator Dice |
Holland | ca. 1970s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 178 | Micro Gozinta Boxes |
Holland | 1960s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 179 | Lucky Light |
Holland | 1960s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 180 | The Mummy |
Holland | ca. 1968 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 181 | Pagoda |
Holland | ca. 1970 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 182 | Radar Die Box |
Holland | 1970s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 183 | Uncanny Die |
Holland | ca. 1970 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 184 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867 -- 1938) | Coin Gimmicks Owned by T. Nelson Downs |
1920s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 185 | Butterfly Silk Production |
London | 1940s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 186 | Oriental Twin Die Boxes |
Peoria Heights | 2000s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 937.50 | |
| 187 | Master Dragon Sticks |
2020s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 625.00 | ||
| 188 | Drop Vanish |
Florida | 2000s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 189 | Tip-Over Production Box |
Florida | 2000s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 190 | Tear Apart Vanish |
Peoria Heights | 2000s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 218.75 | |
| 191 | Jumbo Fraidy Cat Rabbit |
Columbus, OH | 1990s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 192 | Multiplying Alarm Clocks |
Czech Republic | 2010s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 531.25 | |
| 193 | Matter Through Matter |
Pasadena | ca. 2000 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 | |
| 194 | Drop Model Production Cabinet |
Azusa | ca. 1965 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 195 | Mystery of the Temple Jewels |
Azusa CA | ca. 2000 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 196 | Novelty Jack Table |
Colon MI | ca. 1980 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 197 | Magician's Side Table |
New Haven | ca. 1950 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 198 | ABRAMS, Max (1935-1998), compiler | Annemann: The Life and Times of a Legend |
Tahoma | [1992] | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 199 | ADAIR, Ian | Encyclopaedia of Dove Magic Volume 1 [-5] |
Bideford | [1970-1987] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 218.75 |
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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.