Potter and Potter Auctions: Winter Magic
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Winter Magic | Total Sales (USD) | 210,474.00 |
Auction Date | December 14, 2019 - December 14, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 145,470.00 |
Sale Number | #80 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 216,300.00 |
Total Lots | 294 | ||
Sold Lots | 280 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 151,120.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 95.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 225,000.00 |
Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 93.54% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
266 | Downs, T. Nelson. | T. Nelson Downs. King of Koins. |
ca. 1905 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
274 | Kellar, Harry (Henrich Keller). | Kellar. A Walk in the Woods Lithograph. |
ca. 1900 | USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,320.00 |
162 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | The Houdini-Slade-Weiss Locked Book, as Profiled in "A Magician Among the Spirits." Being a nineteenth century record book/minutes book finely bound in tooled black leather with gilt ruled borders and banded spine, with heavy brass lock incorporated into |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 | |
270 | Hanussen, Erik Jan. | Erik Jan Hanussen. Hellsehen. |
ca. 1931 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
262 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. |
ca. 1910 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
263 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1915 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
271 | Herrmann, Adelaide. | Adelaide Herrmann and Company. Hindoo Magic. |
ca. 1905 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
165 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini Picture Corporation: Signed Letter, Certificate, and Photograph. |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
112 | Jarrett, Guy. | Jarrett Magic and Stage Craft Technical. |
1936 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
27 | Decremps, Henri. | I Segreti Disvelati Della Magia Bianca / Cinque Sessioni Oltre un Trattato Della Bacchetta Magica. |
1788 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
159 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Real Photo Postcard of Harry and Bess Houdini. |
1903 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
167 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini-Owned Handcuffs. |
USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 | |
169 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | A Magician Among the Spirits, Inscribed and Signed. |
1924 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
40 | [Mathematics] De’ Giuochi Aritmetici Trattato di N.N. al Nob. Signor Leonardo Rizzoni. |
1761 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
238 | Thurston, Howard. | Howard Thurston Original Five-Page Magic Lecture, Inscribed to Thomas Worthington. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
113 | Jay, Ricky. | Ricky Jay Cards as Weapons Chapter Manuscript, Letter, and More. |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
231 | Palmer, Tom (Tony Andruzzi). | Manuscript and Artwork for Palmer’s Unpublished "The Book of Illusion." Circa 1970. |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
166 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini Typed Letter Signed and "Man from Beyond" Still. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
358 | [Playing Cards] Brick (12 Packs) of Jerry’s Nugget Playing Cards. |
1980s | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
158 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Real Photo Postcard of Houdini, Inscribed and Signed. |
ca. 1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
237 | Thurston, Howard. | Early Howard Thurston ALS on Scarce Letterhead. |
1900-12-04 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
284 | Thurston, Howard. | Thurston the Famous Magician East Indian Rope Trick. |
ca. 1928 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
280 | Raymond, Maurice (Morris Raymond Saunders). | Raymond. |
ca. 1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
61 | Collection of Italian Pulps and Pamphlets on Magic. |
1880s/1900s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
163 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Harry Houdini Autograph Letter Signed, "Houdini," to Mrs. Remigius Weiss. |
1924 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |