Potter and Potter Auctions: Summer Magic Auction - Online only
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Summer Magic Auction - Online only | Total Sales (USD) | 84,114.00 |
| Auction Date | August 17, 2019 - August 17, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 59,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #74 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 94,830.00 |
| Total Lots | 276 | ||
| Sold Lots | 252 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 65,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.30% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 103,480.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 24 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 81.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Alexander Crystal Seer. Sees Your Life from the Cradle to the Grave. |
ca. 1910 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 204 | Production Birdcage and Growth of Flowers Table. |
Circa 1920s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 | |
| 269 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Collection of Alexander Related Photographs. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
| 242 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Master Mystifier. Houdini. |
1925 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 84 | Annemann, Theo (Theodore Squires). | Annemann Final Performance Unused Ticket. |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 15 | [Dai Vernon] Minch, Stephen. | The Vernon Chronicles. |
1988-92 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 198 | Richard Himber Staggering. |
1962 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,560.00 | |
| 17 | Dean, Henry. | The Whole Art of Legerdemain: or, Hocus Pocus in Perfection"Seventh Edition. |
1763 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 142 | Nash, Martin. | Martin Nash's Gold Three-Dollar Coin Ring. Being an 1884 $3 Indian Head gold coin in a gold setting |
1884 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 260 | Webster (Edward William Wells). | Webster the Mastermind Theatrical Trunks Filled with Costumes. |
Circa 1920s/30s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 157 | Tarbell, Harlan. | Important Archive of Harlan Tarbell Letters, Manuscripts, and Ephemera. |
1910s - 40s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
| 170 | Vernon, Dai. | Dai Vernon Topeka Lecture Signed Card and Token. |
1967 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
| 85 | Archive of Over 1,000 Vintage Magician's Business Cards. |
ca. 1900s/90s (bulk 1980s/90s) | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 125 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Harry Houdini Vaudeville Handbill. |
ca. 1918 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 146 | Okito (Tobais Bamberg). | Twelve Okito Lecture Photographs. |
ca. 1951 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
| 228 | Brush, Edwin. | Brush the Mystic. The Hindu Basket. |
ca. 1920 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 147 | [Photographs] Massive Accumulation of Approximately 600 Photographs of Magicians, some signed. |
1930s - 70s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 98 | Buchinger, Matthew. | Engraved Portrait of Matthew Buchinger. |
1804 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 166 | Thurston, Howard. | Portrait of Howard Thurston and John Philip Sousa. |
Circa 1931 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 19 | Dhotel, Jules. | Prestidigitation Sans Baggage. |
1936/44 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 103 | Dante (Harry August Jansen). | Nine Performance Photos of Dante the Magician. |
Circa 1935 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 159 | Temple, Phil (Phil Steinhart). | Phil Temple's Magic Collecting and Magicians Ephemera Archive. |
1950s - 2000s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 110 | [Female Magicians] Collection of Over 80 Photographs of Female Magicians. |
1940s - 80s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 61 | Lot of Over 100 Magic Booklets and Lecture Notes |
. 1940s/80s (bulk 1960s). | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 67 | Minch, Stephen. | The Martin Nash Trilogy. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 570.00 |
