Potter and Potter Auctions: Winter Magic Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Winter Magic Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 135,871.25 |
| Auction Date | December 12, 2020 - December 12, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 82,885.00 |
| Sale Number | #1107 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 135,445.00 |
| Total Lots | 220 | ||
| Sold Lots | 218 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 83,885.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 137,045.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 99.14% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Alexander / The Man Who Knows. |
ca. 1915 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,520.00 |
| 448 | Thurston, Howard. | Thurston Magician and Daughter Jane. |
USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 | |
| 240 | Dunninger, Joseph. | Important Early Dunninger Escape Artist and Magic Scrapbook. |
ca. 1911-17. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 306 | Miller, Charles Earle. | Published and Unpublished Charlie Miller Manuscripts and Correspondence. |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 | |
| 360 | Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). | Photo Collage of Vernon Demonstrating the Scott Second Deal. |
Circa 1930. | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 254 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, [Signed by Houdini]. |
1908 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 434 | Germain, Karl (Charles Mattmuller). | Germain the Wizard. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 389 | Scarne, John. | Original S.A.M. “Magician of the Year” Artwork Presented to John Scarne. |
1978 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 460 | Rameses (Abraham Marchinski). | Rameses in his Egyptian Temple of Mysteries. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 423 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo / A Name to Conjure With. Ashton U. |
ca. 1910s. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 442 | Johnson, Fred. | Magician Sideshow Banner. |
ca. 1955 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 465 | Steens. | Cirque des Alliés. Steens. |
ca. 1913 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 220 | Frianoro, Rafaele. | Il Vagabondo overo Sferza de Bianti. |
n.d. (1650s?). | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 2,280.00 |
| 427 | Dante (Harry August Jansen). | Thurston Presents Dante / Europe’s Magician. |
ca. 1920s. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 214 | Cicogna, Strozzi (1568-1605). | Del Palagio de gl’Incanti et delle gran meraviglie de gli Spiriti & di tutta la natura loro. |
1605 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 397 | Scarne, John. | Scarne on Cards, [Author’s Personal Copies]. |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 431 | Professeur Delacour & Miss Bianca / La Resurrection. |
ca. 1900s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,800.00 | |
| 461 | Rameses (Abraham Marchinski). | The Great Rameses / The Eastern Mystic. |
ca. 1913 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,600.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 256 | Jay, Ricky. | Jay’s Journal of Anomalies. Complete File. |
1994/2000. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 396 | Scarne, John. | Scarne’s Personal Copies of his Gambling Guides. |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 225 | [Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio] | I Giuochi Numerici Fatti Arcani Palesati. |
1747 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 453 | Les Magique Leons. | The Whirlwind Illusionists. |
ca. 1925 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 224 | Tagliente, Giovanni Antonio. | Libro Dabaco Che Insegna a Fare Ogni Ragione Mercadantile. |
1535?. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
| 300 | [Patents] Collection of Vintage Stage Illusion Patents. |
1920s. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 416 | Baldwin, Samri (Samuel Spencer Baldwin). | Baldwin The Mahatma. |
ca. 1898 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
