Magic Memorabilia 2018-08-25 Auction - 468 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 14
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Magic Memorabilia

Our summer sale of magicana includes vintage posters, apparatus, antiquarian books, and ephemera. Among the highlights are rarities advertising the shows of the Hanlon Brothers, early and uncommon conjuring catalogs, and relics from the career of Howard Thurston.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Three Channing Pollock Movie Posters.: Pollock, Channing. Three Channing Pollock Movie Posters. Including Musketeers of the Sea (Paramount, ca. 1962; Belgian quarter-sheet), folded; Judex (Metropolitan, 1963; Italian 2-foglio [62 x
0313: Three Channing Pollock Movie Posters.Est. $150-$250
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Grand et Nouveau Mystère.: Racozy. Grand et Nouveau Mystère. Paris: Blès, ca. 1900. Mrs. Racozy, bound to a stout wooden crucifix, vanishes at the shot of a pistol in her husband’s hand. Medallion portraits of
0314: Grand et Nouveau Mystère.Est. $500-$750
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The Theatrical Bubble.: [Bottle Conjurer] Gillray, James. The Theatrical Bubble. [London: Hannah Humphrey, ca. 1810]. Hand-colored aquatint depicts Sheridan as Punchinello blowing soap bubbles. The infamous Bottle Conjuror
0315: The Theatrical Bubble.Est. $400-$600
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Portfolio of Hundreds of Conjuring Prints and: Portfolio of Hundreds of Conjuring Prints and Illustrations. V.p., mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century. Clipped prints, loose leaves, and some complete issues of European illustrated political,
0321: Portfolio of Hundreds of Conjuring Prints andEst. $300-$500
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Ramo Samee The Indian Juggler.: Ramo Samee. Ramo Samee The Indian Juggler. [London], 1821. Letterpress broadside advertising a four-part show, headlined by Ramo Samee, who “will go through the whole of his extraordinary feats
0324: Ramo Samee The Indian Juggler.Est. $800-$1,200
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Wonderful Fairy Sybil! Or Lady Magician!: [Women Magicians] Wonderful Fairy Sybil! Or Lady Magician! Philadelphia: United States Job Printing Office, ca. 1857. Double-sided letterpress broadside heralding the appearance of Fairy Sybil and
0325: Wonderful Fairy Sybil! Or Lady Magician!Est. $700-$900
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Miss Wyman Alhamra Broadside.: [Women Magicians] Wyman, Miss. Miss Wyman Alhamra Broadside. Dated October 25, 1846. Letterpress broadside on yellow stock advertises the appearance of this “celebrated Lady Magicienne”
0326: Miss Wyman Alhamra Broadside.Est. $400-$600
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Child Conjuror Automaton.: Child Conjuror Automaton. French [?], early twentieth century. Wind-up mechanical bisque-head doll automaton. As the girl raises and lowers the flower basket, a different toy or bauble appears.
0328: Child Conjuror Automaton.Est. $300-$500
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French Double Bird Automaton.: French Double Bird Automaton. French, early twentieth century. Key-wind automaton depicting a red and a blue feathered bird within a brass cage whose heads and beaks move and tails flutter, as
0329: French Double Bird Automaton.Est. $500-$750
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Antique French Conjuring Set.: Antique French Conjuring Set. A late nineteenth century magic set, original wooden box lined with paper, twenty-one compartments including eighteen turned boxwood props which include a Millet Vase,
0330: Antique French Conjuring Set.Est. $1,600-$2,400
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Antique “Physique” French Conjuring Set.: Antique “Physique” French Conjuring Set. A late nineteenth century magic set, original paper-covered box which props open into a tiered display cabinet outfitted with shelves and string
0331: Antique “Physique” French Conjuring Set.Est. $500-$750
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Melting Pot Coin Vase.: Melting Pot Coin Vase. European, late nineteenth century. Turned boxwood vase with black trim from which a coin vanishes and then reappears. Double plunger gimmick. Pebbled maroon paper-covered
0332: Melting Pot Coin Vase.Est. $200-$300
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Millet Vase.: Millet Vase. European, late nineteenth century. Turned boxwood vase with black trim causes seeds to vanish and later reappears. Double plunger gimmick. A finely finished and well-preserved antique
0333: Millet Vase.Est. $200-$300
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Divination Bottle.: Divination Bottle. London, Bland, ca. 1875. The performer knows which of five colored rods is placed inside a wooden bottle by a spectator. Polished boxwood. 4” high. Very good.
0334: Divination Bottle.Est. $200-$300
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Cups and Balls.: Cups and Balls. European, late nineteenth century. Early brass set of cups used to perform the classic conjuring feat. 2” high. Diameter 2 5/8”. Light tarnish, tiny dents.
0335: Cups and Balls.Est. $150-$250