Potter and Potter Auctions: Wunderkammer:The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Wunderkammer:The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 195,702.00 |
| Auction Date | February 01, 2025 - February 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 106,180.00 |
| Sale Number | #173 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 178,390.00 |
| Total Lots | 321 | ||
| Sold Lots | 314.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 108,930.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.82% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 183,540.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 7 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.63% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397 | Archive of Over 150 Post-Mortem Boston Crime Scene Photographs. |
1940s--1970s. | USD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 | |
| 260 | Roody [Roody Book]. |
1928 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 8,400.00 | |
| 3 | SIGLER, Jack. | See A Queena. |
ca. mid-20th century. | USD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 265 | CHERET, Jules (1836--1932). | CARMELLI, Professor (Auguste Coene, 1850--1919). Musee Grevin / Magie Noire. |
1887 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 392 | Group of nearly 400 Female Mugshots from Boston, Massachusetts, 1940--1977. |
1940s--1970s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 | |
| 253 | Aurora Troupe. |
ca. [1906]. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 257 | Wilh. Roloff Flea Circus. |
ca. [1907]. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 266 | CARTER, Charles Joseph (1874--1936). | Carter the Great / Do the Dead Materialize? The Absorbing Question of All Time. |
ca. 1930s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 1 | JOHNSON, Fred G. (1892--1990). | Ape Girl. |
ca. 1930s. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 206 | THURSTON, Howard (1869--1936). | Do the Spirits Come Back? Thurston the Great Magician. |
ca. 1926 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 295 | KORINGA (Renee Bernard, 1913 -- 1976). | Koringa. |
ca. 1930s. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 396 | Mugshots of a Flasher. |
ca. 1940s-50s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
| 256 | Every Evening / Jeden Abend / Tous Les Soirs. |
ca. [1913]. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 258 | Circus Busch / Eldid der Teufelsfahrer in der Luft [The Devil Rider in the Air]. |
ca. [1929]. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 391 | DESALVO, Albert (1931--1973). | Archive of Original Crime Scene Photographs from Boston Strangler Case. |
1960s. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 211 | Talking Skull. |
ca. 1930]. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
| 259 | Circus Busch / Die Amerikanische Sensation / Das Seil des Todes [The Rope of Death]. |
ca. [1925]. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
| 324 | Salesman's Sample "The National Tomb" Coffin Burial Device. |
Circa early 20th century. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
| 233 | Royal Kap-Dwa. Two-Headed Giant [cover title]. |
ca. 1900s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 2,160.00 | |
| 278 | NEFF, Bill (1905--1967). | Dr. Neff and his Madhouse of Mystery. |
Circa 1950s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 195 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Typed Letter Signed ("Houdini"). |
7 January 1922. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 320 | Tiffany & Co. | Harlequin Transformation Playing Cards. |
1879 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 61 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). TEALE, Oscar (1847--1934). | Houdini Exposes Slate Writing. |
ca. 1924 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 53 | RIPLEY, Robert (1890--1949). | Crocko / The Girl with a Crocodile Body. |
Circa 1930s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 71 | COOK, Florence Eliza (1856--1904). | Two Photographs of Materialized Spirit Katie King. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
