Potter and Potter Auctions: Spring Magic Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spring Magic Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 122,962.00 |
| Auction Date | April 24, 2021 - April 24, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 65,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #1111 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 101,180.00 |
| Total Lots | 146 | ||
| Sold Lots | 146 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 65,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 101,180.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 121.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | Decremps, Henri. | The Conjurer Unmasked. |
1785 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 561 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. |
ca. 1910 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 576 | Kio, Igor. | Kio. |
ca. 1950s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 563 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo / The Highest Pinnacle of Fame. |
ca. 1915 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 482 | Albo, Robert. | Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 – 11. |
1973 – 2005. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 553 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Alexander The Man Who Knows. |
ca. 1915 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 562 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo / Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 582 | Roland (Eduard Krause). | Roland’s Original Novelty / The Bachelor’s Dream. |
ca. 1908 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 555 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Alexander / Crystal Seer. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 560 | Carter, Charles. | Carter the Great. The World’s Weird Wonderful Wizard. |
ca. 1930 | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 601 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Typed Letter Signed, “Houdini,” to Richard Van Dien. |
1921 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 616 | John Henry Grossman’s Collection of Magicians’ Throw-Out and Business Cards. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,640.00 | ||
| 602 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini S.A.M. Business Card. |
1920s. | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 474 | Dean, Henry. | The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or Hocus Pocus in Perfection. |
1781 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 509 | [Germain, Karl]. Roterberg, Augustus. | New Era Card Tricks. |
1897 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 554 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Alexander Crystal Seer / World’s Greatest Master of Mental Mystics. |
ca. 1920 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 557 | Carter, Charles. | Carter the Great. Carter on the Camel. |
ca. 1930 | USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 575 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Kellar. |
ca. 1894 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 605 | McGuire, Eddie “Tex.” | File of Letters and “Phantom” Manuscript. |
1958 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 585 | Thurston, Howard. | Iasia!! Vanished in the Theatre’s Dome. |
ca. 1926 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 478 | Glanvill, Joseph. | Sadducismus Triumphatus, or A Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions. |
1726 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 565 | Fu-Manchu (David Bamberg). | Fu-Manchú. |
Circa 1930. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 586 | Thurston, Howard. | Thurston World’s Famous Magician. |
ca. 1926 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 580 | Raymond, Maurice. | The Great Raymond and Company / The Weird Witches Cabinet. |
ca. 1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
| 577 | LeRoy, Servais. | LeRoy Talma Bosco. |
ca. 1912 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
