Potter and Potter Auctions: Online Magic Auction - bidstart 8/13
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Online Magic Auction - bidstart 8/13 | Total Sales (USD) | 72,960.00 |
Auction Date | September 12, 2020 - September 12, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 36,175.00 |
Sale Number | #1101 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 67,260.00 |
Total Lots | 190 | ||
Sold Lots | 189 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 36,475.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 99.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 67,760.00 |
Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.67% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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208 | Dunninger, Joseph. | Original Artwork for Dunninger’s Bookplate. |
Circa 1940. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
229 | [International Brotherhood of Magicians] Dornfield, Bill (“Dorny”). | Dorny’s First I.B.M. Membership Card. |
1922 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,280.00 |
158 | Marlo, Ed. | Lot of Marlo’s Personal Copies of His Magic Publications. |
ca. 1940s-80s. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
143 | Karl Fulves. | Underworld and Fine Print. N1 – N10 |
(1995) (1999) | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
160 | Marlo, Ed. | Riffle Shuffle Systems and Other Volumes. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,560.00 | |
161 | Marlo, Ed. | Ed Marlo Papers, Correspondence, and Annotated Magazines. |
Bulk 1950s-60s. | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
183 | Baird, Paula. | Ephemera and Partial Scrapbook of Magicienne Paula Baird. |
USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
233 | Kellar, Eva. | Portrait of Eva Kellar, Inscribed and Signed. |
ca. 1905 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
255 | Cabinet Card Photograph of a Lady Magician. |
ca. 1900s. | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
289 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Houdini Apollo Theatre Mourning Handbill. |
1913 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
300 | Okito (Theo Bamberg). | Important Okito TLS to Victor Barbour |
1929 | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
221 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). | Partial Scrapbook of Houdini Clippings. |
1926-30. | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
206 | Dunninger, Joseph. | Portrait of Dunninger, Inscribed and Signed to his Ghostwriter. |
Circa 1930. | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 960.00 |
241 | [Magic Shop] Seven Photographs of Clyde Powers’ New York Magic Shop. |
1920s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 960.00 | |
268 | Carter, Charles. | Carter the Great. [Carter on the Camel]. |
ca. 1930 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 960.00 |
99 | Anderson, John Henry. | The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic. |
[ca. 1846]. | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 900.00 |
246 | Rameses (Albert Marchinski). | The Great Rameses Promo Die-Cut. |
Circa 1910s. | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 900.00 |
168 | Sharpe, S.H. | Conjurers’ Secrets Series, four volumes. |
USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 840.00 | |
213 | George, Grover. | Portrait of Illusionist Grover George, Inscribed and Signed. |
ca. 1928 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 780.00 |
299 | Cardini, Richard (Richard Valentine Pitchford). | Cardini Inscribed and Signed Playin Card. |
1962 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 780.00 |
105 | [Fine Binding] Magic Magazine. | Kardwell, et al. |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 720.00 | |
191 | Blackstone, Harry. | Harry Blackstone Company Payroll, Signed. |
1926 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 720.00 |
109 | [Fine Binding] Four Classic Conjuring Works by Robelly. |
1930s – 40s. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 660.00 | |
269 | Carter, Charles. | Carter the Great. The Modern Priestess of Delphi: Your Mind is an Open Book to Her. |
ca. 1930 | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 660.00 |
286 | Thurston, Howard. | Thurston World's Famous Magician. |
ca. 1926 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 660.00 |