Potter and Potter Auctions: The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 4
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 4 | Total Sales (USD) | 110,304.00 |
| Auction Date | July 25, 2020 - July 25, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 67,530.00 |
| Sale Number | #1099 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 112,990.00 |
| Total Lots | 186 | ||
| Sold Lots | 182 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 68,510.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.85% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 114,840.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 96.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Fantastic Autograph Album with Houdini, Chung Ling Soo, and Others. |
1900s-10s | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 166 | Ross, Faucett | Important Archive of Over 90 TLSs from Magician Faucett Ross. |
1960s – 80s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,560.00 |
| 396 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Portrait of Houdini Bound in Chains. |
1920 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 401 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Houdini. |
ca. 1920 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 462 | Goldin, Horace | Horace Goldin Moveable Illusion Souvenir. |
ca. 1910s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 486 | Thurston, Howard | Do the Spirits Come Back? Thurston The Great Magician. |
ca. 1929 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 140 | Kellar, Harry | Kellar the Great Magician. |
ca. 1894 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 385 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. |
1908 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 398A | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Houdini “The Grim Game” Airplane Photographs. |
ca. 1919 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 428 | Houdini, Harry | Photograph of Houdini and Ching Ling Foo. |
ca. 1910 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 422 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Signed Invitation to Houdini's Underwater ?Buried Alive? Test. |
1926 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 135 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Harry Houdini Photograph Inscribed and Signed. |
1978 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 375 | William Hilliar, et al. | The Sphinx. |
1902 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 400 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Houdini. |
ca. 1922 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 430 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Photograph of Harry Houdini. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,800.00 | |
| 446 | Albini (Abraham Laski) | The Incomparable Albini. |
ca. 1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 427 | Houdini, Harry | Photograph of Houdini in Safe / Vault. |
ca. 1910s | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 406 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Houdini Master Mystery French Cinema Herald. |
1918 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 429 | Houdini, Harry | Houdini Typed Letter Signed. |
1917 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 457 | Dante (Harry August Jansen) | Dante and His Own International Company of Skilled Mystifiers. |
late 1930s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 402 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Houdini Pictorial Vaudeville Program. |
1911 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 137 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Houdini Dutch Packing Case Challenge. |
1903 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 387 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Houdini Typed Letter to Will Goldston, and Related Ephemera. |
1913 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 488 | Thurston, Howard | Original Thurston Poster Concept Artwork. |
ca. 1925 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 165 | Berland, Sam | Archive of over 85 Letters from Magician Sam Berland. |
1970s – 80s | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
