Potter and Potter Auctions: Advertising and Coin-Op, 41025, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 10, 2025 - April 10, 2025
Page Size: 284 items in 12 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
235

Quaker Oats Lithographed Paper Store Sign, "Today - The Dionne Quins Quaker Oats / Free!" [U.S.A.: NEA Service, 1935].

Store sign with pictures of all 5 Dionne Quintuplets. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
236

"Superior" Hand-Painted Single-Sided Wooden Sign.

Ca. 20th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 180.00
237

Surge Milking System Large Painted Tin Sign, "Rolling Hills Diary Milks With A Surge Pipe Line Milking System / Ken & Elaine Nockerts & Family".

St. Louis, MO ca. 20th century. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
238

Swift's Premium Ham "It is not necessary to parboil Swift's Premium Ham / The outer marks of inner goodness".

Massachusetts ca.1930s-40s. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
239

"Tall-One" Soda Tin Sign.

N.p. Co., ca. early 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 1,020.00
240

Trio of Pennsylvania Porcelain License Plates, Each with "Keystone" Badges, Plus a Vintage Medical License Plate Topper.

Pennsylvania Co., 1912-14. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 360.00
241

U. S. Army Restricted Area Warning Metal Sign.

ca.1950s-60s. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
242

"Winfield Farm The Albers Family Reedsburg, Wis... A Wisconsin Century Farm" Painted Metal Sign.

Reedsburg, WI ca.1989. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
243 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

"Approved Member / Chamber of Commerce" with Lithographed Decals on a Wooden Sign.

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
244 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

"Chenille Room" with Arrow Painted Sign.

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
245 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

"Film" Painted Sign.

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
246 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Sign, "Gift Mart Indian Goods Souvenirs Gifts".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 510.00
247 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Sign, "Uptown Trading Post at The Dells Souvenirs Indian Goods".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
248 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Cut and Hand-Painted Large Wooden Sign, "Uptown Trading Post".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
249 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Sign, "Spring Brook Farm Meals & Rooms Reasonable Rates.

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
250 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Large Hand-Painted Sign, "Dinner 75C/ Special Luncheon / Club Breakfasts 25 to 60C/ or ALA Carte".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 570.00
251 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Sign, "Home of E. Klemme 3 Miles to Kilbourn State Bank".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
252 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted, Double-Sided Wooden Sign, "Visit the Moccasin Room / Watch Your Step on Ramp".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 330.00
253 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted, Double-Sided Wooden Sign, "Shady Pines Cottages".

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
254 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Wooden Sign for a Historical Landmark or Attraction with Shaped Edges.

Wisconsin Dells ca. later 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
255 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Traffic Sign, "Temporary Gross Weight Restrictions / Any One Axle 4 1/2 Tons / Any Two Axles Under 8 Ft. Apart 7 Tons.

State Highway Commission of Wisconsin ca. 20th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
256 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Double-Sided Wooden Sign, "Thunder Valley Inn Bed & Breakfast / Velkommen".

Wisconsin Dells, ca.1970s-80s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
257 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Group of 4 Hand-Painted Wooden Signs.

Wisconsin Dells ca. 20th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
258 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

Hand-Painted Sign, "Office of Strout Realty Agency."

Conshohocken, OH ca. 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
259 [WISCONSIN DELLS]

Pair of Plastic Signs for the "Biblical Gardens" Tourist Attraction.

Wisconsin Dells, ca.1970s-90s. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
  • Leland Little, May 21: Signed Artist Proof of the Monumental G.O.A.T.: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
    Leland Little, May 21: Assorted Rare Publications Related to H.P. Lovecraft, Including The Recluse Signed by Vincent Starrett.
    Leland Little, May 21: Two Issues of The Vagrant, Including the First Appearance of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" in Number Eleven.
    Leland Little, May 21: Rare First Printing of Anne of Green Gables, With ALS from the Author.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, In First Issue Jacket.
    Leland Little, May 21: The Limited Paumanok Edition of The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman.
    Leland Little, May 21: Beautifully Bound Limited Flaubert Edition of The Works of Guy de Maupassant.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Bonaparte's Celebrated American Ornithology, With Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Rare Complete Set of Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, With Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: Invitation to the Lincoln-Johnson National Inaugural Ball, March 4th, 1865.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Scarce Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Nobody Knows My Name.
    Leland Little, May 21: Picasso's Le Goût du Bonheur, Limited Edition.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
    Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
    Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
    Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
    Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
    Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
  • Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
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