Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 27
Sleight of Hand.Glass Negative of Houdini Outside Villa (Wiljalba)Spirit Photo of Houdini with Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost.
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Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details

Spring Magic Auction

Our spring sale features two recently-rediscovered Houdini scrapbooks as well as Houdiniana in the following categories - glass slides, autographs, books, and photographs. Also on the block is a diverse offering of vintage and antiquarian magic books, posters, broadsides, ephemera, and vintage magic apparatus.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Spanish Broadside of Jose Frakson.: Frakson, Jose. Spanish Broadside of Jose Frakson. Spain, 1923. Broadside for the Plaza de Toros de Oviedo, featuring the Madrid American Circus, with the young magician depicted and featured as "El
0628: Spanish Broadside of Jose Frakson.Est. $250-$350
The Magic Show.: Henning, Doug. The Magic Show. [New York], 1974. Henning, in a top hat, is depicted at the center of the poster with a magic wand in one hand, singers and a growling tiger beside him. Designed by
0629: The Magic Show.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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Houdini. A Comic Opera.: Guntenaar, Floris. Houdini. A Comic Opera. Amsterdam: de Groot and Klein, ca. 1981. Poster advertising the stage opera celebrating the life and work of Harry Houdini. With music by Peter Schat and
0632: Houdini. A Comic Opera.Est. $200-$300
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It’s Magic.: It’s Magic. [Los Angeles], 1968. Striking two-color screen print poster advertising the annual magic show produced by Milt Larsen; poster depicts a magician in a comically tall hat as a rabbit
0634: It’s Magic.Est. $150-$250
It’s Magic.: It’s Magic. [Los Angeles], 1975. A smiling silver-haired magician stares directly at the viewer while holding an upturned top hat in his hands. 36 x 24". Rolled. Minor creasing, otherwise fine. A.
0635: It’s Magic.Est. $150-$250Lot Passed
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It’s Magic.: It’s Magic. [Los Angeles, ca. 1976]. A genie looms over the gilded title of this annual LA magic show featuring prominent magicians from around the world. Designed by Robert LaPlaine. 31 x 25".
0636: It’s Magic.Est. $150-$250
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See The Great Kar-Mi Troupe.: Kar-Mi (Joseph Hallworth). See The Great Kar-Mi Troupe. Newport: Donaldson Litho., ca. 1912. One sheet (40 ½ x 26 ½") poster depicting the various acts performed by these Indian-styled performers;
0637: See The Great Kar-Mi Troupe.Est. $400-$600
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Zauberschau Kassner. Mysteriöse Experimente.: Kassner (Alois Kassner). Zauberschau Kassner. Mysteriöse Experimente. Hamburg, Adolph Friedlander, ca. 1925. Horizontal one-sheet (37 ¼ x 28") color lithograph bearing the German magician’s head
0638: Zauberschau Kassner. Mysteriöse Experimente.Est. $200-$300
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Kio.: Kio, Emile, Sr. Kio. [Moscow], mid-twentieth century. Bold and graphic half sheet (27 x 20") poster with the performer’s name spelled out in matchsticks, a sword precariously balancing on an
0639: Kio.Est. $200-$300
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Three Kio Posters.: [Kio Family] Three Kio Posters. [Moscow], mid-twentieth century. Trio of posters relating to the Kios, a family of Soviet Russian Magicians and circus performers. Rolled. Marginal tears, wrinkling
0640: Three Kio Posters.Est. $200-$300
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Two Kirkham Magic Fun Show Posters.: Kirkham, Charles. Two Kirkham Magic Fun Show Posters. Mason City: Central Show Printing, ca. 1950. Matching three-color posters advertising the "101 Mysteries" of Kirkham’s stage show, including
0641: Two Kirkham Magic Fun Show Posters.Est. $150-$250
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Levante. The Famous Australian Illusionist.: Levante, Les (Leslie Cole). Levante. The Famous Australian Illusionist. Burnley: Central Printing Co., ca. 1940. Three sheet (88 ½ x 40") lithograph poster featuring Levante alongside the spirits of
0643: Levante. The Famous Australian Illusionist.Est. $150-$250
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Maïna Juan.: Maïna Juan. Paris: Harford, ca. 1920s. Portrait of the fortune-teller and mind reader wearing jewelry and a scarf around her head, surrounded by the signs of the Zodiac. 31 x 23". Linen backed. A.
0644: Maïna Juan.Est. $300-$500
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Marbrus. Present Miss Jenny Brown. The Lady Ghost.: Marbrus. Marbrus. Present Miss Jenny Brown. The Lady Ghost. Paris: ca. 1920s. An ethereal woman in an ombre gown and bob hairstyle rises from a box; already riddled with knives, imps continue to
0645: Marbrus. Present Miss Jenny Brown. The Lady Ghost.Est. $800-$1,200
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Marbrus. Presente une Terrifiante Attraction?: Marbrus. Marbrus. Presente une Terrifiante Attraction? Paris: ca. 1920s. A woman’s freshly decapitated head sits atop a blade as blood trickles down, her eyes fixed upon the viewer. 26 x 19". Linen
0646: Marbrus. Presente une Terrifiante Attraction?Est. $600-$800
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Marbrus. La Femme – Fantôme.: Marbrus. Marbrus. La Femme – Fantôme. Paris: ca. 1920s. Striking poster depicts a female magician in a cabinet, her body pierced with swords and blades as a green devil looks on. 26 x 19". Linen
0647: Marbrus. La Femme – Fantôme.Est. $600-$800
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Maro Prince of Magic. Flags of the World.: Maro (Walter Truman Best). Maro Prince of Magic. Flags of the World. Chicago: Goes Litho., ca. 1905. Bright yellow color lithographed window card bearing a striking portrait of the famous Lyceum
0648: Maro Prince of Magic. Flags of the World.Est. $200-$300
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Mayer. Il Mago Delle Meraviglie.: Mayer. Il Mago Delle Meraviglie. Rome: APE, 1949. A myriad of magical acts are depicted within the shape of a large owl, "The Wizard of Wonders" in the center, surrounded by a ring of fire. 38 x 53".
0651: Mayer. Il Mago Delle Meraviglie.Est. $300-$500