Potter and Potter Auctions: Spring Magic Auction - Books, Posters, Prints, Letters, Photos - Online
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Spring Magic Auction - Books, Posters, Prints, Letters, Photos - Online | Total Sales (USD) | 49,770.00 |
| Auction Date | May 18, 2019 - May 18, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 33,040.00 |
| Sale Number | #51819 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 53,175.00 |
| Total Lots | 140 | ||
| Sold Lots | 131 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 35,490.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.57% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 57,025.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 87.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Erdnase, S.W. | The Expert at the Card Table. |
1902 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 111 | Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). | Blackstone. Big Combination. Biggest on Earth. |
ca. 1920s. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 123 | Chung Ling Soo and Suee Seen. |
ca. 1905 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 72 | Collection of John Calvert Photographs and Other Ephemera, Many Signed. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,800.00 | ||
| 120 | George, Grover. | George the Magician. Triumphant American Tour Billboard Poster. |
ca. 1922 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 77 | Germain, Karl (Charles Mattmuller). | Germain the Wizard Handbill. |
1909 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 116 | Carter, Charles. | Carter the Great. The Modern Priestess of Delphi: Your Mind is an Open Book to Her. |
ca. 1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 1 | Albo, Robert. | Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1—8. |
1973/2005. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 66 | [Autographs] Kaps, Fred. | Fred Kaps’ Chicago Roundtable of Magicians Membership Card. |
Circa 1960s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 74 | [Correspondence] Large Archive of Magic Related Correspondence. |
1900s/40s. | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 55 | Robertson, E.G. | Memoires Recreatifs. |
1840 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
| 75 | Cramer, Stuart. | Archive of Stuart Cramer Correspondence and Ephemera. |
1980s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 78 | Grant, U.F. | Signed Cabinet Card Portrait of U.F. Grant. |
Circa 1920s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 35 | Houdini, Harry. | The Man From Beyond Press Booklet. |
1922 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 122 | Ramon. | Profesor Alba. El Hombre Que Juega Con La Muerte. |
ca. 1959 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 88 | Jay, Ricky. | Ricky Jay Autograph Letter Signed, with Other Ephemera. |
1977 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 109 | Massive Collection of Magicians’ Calling and Business Cards. |
mid to late twentieth century. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 121 | Newmann, C.A. | Newmann The Great Making his Famous Blindfold Drive. |
ca. 1890 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 80 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Glass Negative of Houdini at Waverley Station. |
ca. 1915 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 81 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Tremendous Success of Houdini. |
ca. 1901 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 124 | LeRoy, Talma, Bosco. | Servais LeRoy. World’s Monarch of Magic. |
ca. 1900s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 113 | Calamida, Umberto. | Roody. |
1928 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 570.00 |
| 90 | LePaul, Paul (Paul Braden). | Portrait of LePaul, Inscribed and Signed. |
1933 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 91 | LeRoy, Servais. | LeRoy, Talma, and Bosco Studio Cabinet Photograph. |
ca. 1911 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 95 | Malini, Max (Max Katz Breit). | Max Malini Oakland Magic Circle Program Admission Ticket. |
1932 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 510.00 |
