The Magic Collection of John Daniel 2018-03-03 Auction - 491 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL
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The Magic Collection of John Daniel

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
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Adelaide Herrmann and Company. Hindoo Magic.: Herrmann, Adelaide. Adelaide Herrmann and Company. Hindoo Magic. New York: Metropolitan Printing, ca. 1905. Color lithograph representation of a feat of true “black art,” Herrmann performing the
0001: Adelaide Herrmann and Company. Hindoo Magic.Est. $4,000-$6,000
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Alexander. The Man Who Knows.: Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). Alexander. The Man Who Knows. Circa 1915. Eight-sheet color lithograph poster with later hand-coloring altering the portrait area, bearing an imposing and vivid
0002: Alexander. The Man Who Knows.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Alexander. The Man Who Knows.: Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). Alexander. The Man Who Knows. Circa 1915. One-sheet color lithographed poster with a portrait of a turbaned Alexander. Framed and matted to 50 x 36”. Not
0003: Alexander. The Man Who Knows.Est. $400-$600
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Ask Alexander.: Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). Ask Alexander. Circa 1915. Color lithograph poster bearing a bust portrait of Alexander, whose turban forms a question mark. 40 x 28”. Unrestored, folded, with
0004: Ask Alexander.Est. $300-$500
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Schweizer Bellachini.: Bellachini, Fredo. Schweizer Bellachini. Frankfurt: Maingau Drucherei, ca. 1915. Panel-size poster bears vignettes of various illusions and tricks performed by Bellachini and his wife, including the
0005: Schweizer Bellachini.Est. $250-$350
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Brush the Mystic. The Hindu Basket.: Brush, Edwin. Brush the Mystic. The Hindu Basket. Chicago: Goes Litho, ca. 1920. Half-sheet (28 x 21”) color lithograph of Brush conjuring objects from a brazier with the Hindu Basket trick in the
0006: Brush the Mystic. The Hindu Basket.Est. $1,200-$1,800
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Carter the Great.: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great. Chicago: Illinois Litho., ca. 1922. Billboard-size poster advertises Carter’s version of the famous Sawing a Woman in Half illusion, depicted here as a surgical
0007: Carter the Great.Est. $800-$1,200
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Carter the Great. Carter on the Camel.: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great. Carter on the Camel. Cleveland: The Otis Litho Co., ca. 1930. Carter and a devil sit on the back of a camel, with the head of The Sphinx in the background. Demons
0008: Carter the Great. Carter on the Camel.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Carter the Great. The Modern Priestess of Delphi: Your: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great. The Modern Priestess of Delphi: Your Mind is an Open Book to Her. Cleveland: Otis Litho. Co., ca. 1930. Three-sheet color lithograph advertising the mind-reading
0010: Carter the Great. The Modern Priestess of Delphi: YourEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Carter the Great. Shooting a Marked Bullet.: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great. Shooting a Marked Bullet. Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co., ca. 1926. Color lithograph billboard poster with a collage of images and vignettes from the Carter show,
0011: Carter the Great. Shooting a Marked Bullet.Est. $300-$500
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Carter the Great. Do the Dead Materialize? The: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great. Do the Dead Materialize? The Absorbing Question of All Time. Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co., ca. 1936. Four-sheet color lithograph depicting Carter standing at the
0012: Carter the Great. Do the Dead Materialize? TheEst. $400-$600
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Carter the Great. World’s Weird Wonderful Wizard: Carter, Charles. Carter the Great. World’s Weird Wonderful Wizard Billboard Poster. Cleveland: Otis Litho, ca. 1926. Color lithograph billboard-size poster bearing striking imagery of Carter
0013: Carter the Great. World’s Weird Wonderful WizardEst. $900-$1,200
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Carter Beats the Devil.: Carter, Charles. Carter Beats the Devil. Cleveland: Otis Litho, ca. 1926. Lithographed window card printed in bright colors, in which smiling Carter holds the winning hand. 22 x 14”. A-.
0014: Carter Beats the Devil.Est. $200-$300
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Thurston Presents Dante. Europe’s Magician in: Dante (Harry August Jansen). Thurston Presents Dante. Europe’s Magician in Thurston—Kellar Mysteries. Cleveland: Otis Litho., 1922. Half-sheet color lithograph bust portrait of Dante in
0017: Thurston Presents Dante. Europe’s Magician inEst. $3,000-$5,000
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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,
0018: World’s Greatest Wonder Spectacle. Dante.Est. $800-$1,200
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Dr. Doom’s Famous “Dungeon of Death”.: Dr. Doom (John Daniel). Dr. Doom’s Famous “Dungeon of Death”. Chicago: Allied Printing, ca. 1950. Eye-catching three-color poster advertising “the most talked of midnight show of the American
0019: Dr. Doom’s Famous “Dungeon of Death”.Est. $500-$700
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Dr. Doom’s Famous “Dungeon of Death”.: Dr. Doom (John Daniel). Dr. Doom’s Famous “Dungeon of Death”. Chicago: Allied Printing, ca. 1950. Oversized window card version of this midnight spook show poster, featuring a fearsome gorilla
0020: Dr. Doom’s Famous “Dungeon of Death”.Est. $250-$350
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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.
0021: Miss Macty. Queen of Mistery.Est. $600-$800
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The Fak Hongs. Le Plus Grand Du Monde. Numero: The Fak Hongs. Le Plus Grand Du Monde. Numero D’Illusion. Valencia: E. Mirabet, ca. 1930s. French grande (two-sheet) lithograph bearing portraits of the magicians and fantastical representations of
0022: The Fak Hongs. Le Plus Grand Du Monde. NumeroEst. $400-$600
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Fria—Ned. El Genio De Bagdad.: Fria—Ned. El Genio De Bagdad. Valencia, ca. 1940s. Lithograph depicting the magician producing a genie from a lamp. 39 x 27”. Linen backed. Over-colored losses at edges and folds; scattered
0023: Fria—Ned. El Genio De Bagdad.Est. $100-$200