Potter and Potter Auctions: The Magic Collection of Ray Goulet - Books, cards, posters
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Magic Collection of Ray Goulet - Books, cards, posters | Total Sales (USD) | 231,078.00 |
| Auction Date | April 27, 2019 - April 27, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 154,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #71 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 232,150.00 |
| Total Lots | 195 | ||
| Sold Lots | 190 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 155,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.44% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 234,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 98.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Hippodrome Southampton. Houdini "Challenged". |
[1911. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 400 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | A Magician’s Tour. |
1886 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
| 559 | Thurston, Howard. | Thurston The Great Magician. Do They Come Back? |
ca. 1910 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 457 | Frise-Poulet. |
Circa 1875. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,400.00 | |
| 486 | Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugène. | Theatre Robert-Houdin Souvenir Fan. |
ca. 1850 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 551 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Kellar. Levitation. |
ca. 1905 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 454 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Silver Card Case Presented by Chung Ling Soo to his Mechanic. |
Circa 1915. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 543 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. A Gift From the Gods. |
ca. 1912 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 521 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). | Alexander The Man Who Knows. |
ca. 1915 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 544 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1915 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 541 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo And His Ten Assistants. |
ca. 1908 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,520.00 |
| 542 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 540 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 555 | LeRoy, Servais (Jean Henri Servais Le Roy). | Servais Le Roy. A Really Marvelous Conjurer. |
ca. 1900 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 545 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). | Chung Ling Soo. A Rare Bit of Old China. |
ca. 1910s. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 546 | Lynn, Dr. (Hugh Simmons). | Folies-Bergere. Le Dernier Mystere Du Docteur Lynn. |
ca. 1880s. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 547 | Goldin, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein). | Horace Goldin. Portsmouth Hippodrome. |
ca. 1910s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 548 | Goldin, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein). | Horace Goldin. The Tiger God. |
ca. 1910 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 391 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | America’s Sensational Perplexer [cover title]. |
ca. 1903 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 550 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Harry Houdini. Melbourne Opera House Broadside. |
1910 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 539 | Cheret, Jules (1836-1932). | Cabinet Fantastique / Projections Scientifiques & Amusantes Par Le Professeur Marga. |
ca. 1880s. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 465 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini-Owned Key and Signed Houdini Playing Card. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 553 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Kellar The Great Magician. |
1894 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 426 | Louis Tannen and Jimmy Herpick. | Top Hat Topics. Irregular. |
1946 –1995. | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 374 | Albo, Robert. | Classic Magic Series. Vols. I—IX. |
1973 – 2005. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
