Potter and Potter Auctions: Select Secrets - Rare and Important Magicana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Select Secrets - Rare and Important Magicana | Total Sales (USD) | 359,562.50 |
| Auction Date | February 27, 2021 - February 27, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 139,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #1109 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 246,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 83 | ||
| Sold Lots | 83 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 139,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 246,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 145.87% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, Presented to Chung Ling Soo. |
1908 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 1 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Gold Rush Diary of Alexander, “The Man Who Knows.” |
1898 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 119 | William Hilliar, et al. | The Sphinx. Monthly. V1 N1 (Mar. 1902) – V52 N1 (Mar., 1953). |
1902-1953 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 72 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Kellar. |
ca. 1896 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 53 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Playing Card Inscribed and Signed by Houdini. Ace of Diamonds with blue patterned back dated July 9, 1924 |
1924 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 11,400.00 |
| 73 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Kellar the Great Magician. |
1894 | USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,800.00 |
| 111 | Daley, Dr. Jacob. | Jacob Daley’s Sleight-of-Hand Notebook. |
1936 and later. | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,800.00 |
| 28 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. The Light of the World. Marvellous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 29 | Downs, T. Nelson. | T. Nelson Downs. King of Koins. |
ca. 1905 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 76 | Lafayette (Sigmund Neuberger). | Lafayette Empire Theatre Broadside. |
1911 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 118 | Scot, Reginald. | The Discovery of Witchcraft. |
1651 | USD 7,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 59 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini Circus Corty-Althoff Broadside. |
Circa 1912. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 30 | Dunninger, Joseph. | Dunninger the Master Mind of Modern Mystery. |
ca. 1930 | USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 51 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | A Magician Among the Spirits, Inscribed and Signed. |
1924 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 5 | [Alexander] | Deli Martell Dance of Death. With Alexander. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 26 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo “Pallette” Poster. |
ca. 1910 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 49 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Theater Program for Houdini’s Final Performance. |
1926 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 109 | Minch, Stephen. | The Vernon Chronicles: The Lost Inner Secrets, Volumes I - IV. |
1987/1992. | USD 2,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 27 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. Cauldron. |
1910s. | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 60 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini Jail Cell Challenge Poster. |
1904 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 74 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Harry Kellar’s 1886-87 Scrapbook. |
1886-87 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 85 | [Okito] Oeder, Gustav. | Die Zauberkünstler-Familien Bamberg und Ufer. |
1951 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 106 | Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). | Three Souvenirs of the Night Dai Vernon Fooled Houdini. |
1922 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 58 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | The Jail Breaker and Dexterous Handcuff King. Houdini. |
1905 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 19 | Scott, Walter Irving. | Original Photographs and Negatives of the “Phantom of the Card Table” Session. |
1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
