Done
Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
The Magic Collection of John Daniel
Potter & Potter Auctions
Our first magic auction of 2018 features the collection of John Daniel. The consummate collector, Daniel was also a formidable performer, builder, mover and shaker in the magic world for decades.
His collection includes rarities from the shop and lathe of Floyd Thayer (for a time, Daniel owned the Owen Magic, successor to Thayer), vintage magic posters, spook show memorabilia, personal artifacts and relics from the show of Dante (Harry August Jansen), and illusions, tricks, trunks, theatrical material, and costumes from the Virgil & Julie show, among other curiosities.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.
Auction Curator:

Gabe Fajuri
PresidentTOP




















![World’s Greatest Wonder Spectacle. Dante.: Dante (Harry August Jansen). World’s Greatest Wonder Spectacle. Dante. [London], ca. 1938. Three-sheet lithographed poster in red, black and white bears a large portrait of Dante; the devil,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/116123/59677631_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1517613566)


![Miss Macty. Queen of Mistery.: [Escape Artist] Miss Macty. Queen of Mistery. Belgium, ca. 1920s. Color lithograph poster depicting the lady escape artist in thumb cuffs and straitjackets, along with chains and restraint devices.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/116123/59677634_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1517613566)


![Gioconda Asombrosa Medium. Todo Lo Ve. Todo Lo Adivina.: Gioconda. Gioconda Asombrosa Medium. Todo Lo Ve. Todo Lo Adivina. [Spain], ca. 1950. Designed by Raga. Lithograph full-length portrait of the magician-mentalist emerging from billows of red clouds.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/116123/59677637_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1517613566)
