Done
Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
Summer Magic Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions
Our June sale of magicana brings together an array of ephemera dating to the Victorian era and beyond, features props and memorabilia from the careers of many heroes of magic (Cardini, Paul Daniels, Chan Canasta, Jay Marshall, Ricky Jay and others), includes a wide array of choice Houdiniana (signed photos, ephemera, pitchbooks, and letters), and concludes with the third offering vintage and modern magic apparatus from the collection and workshop of Rüdiger Deutsch.
Auction Curator:

Gabe Fajuri
PresidentTOP



![Coin Wand. New York: Martinka & Co. [?], ca. 1899.: Coin Wand. New York: Martinka & Co. [?], ca. 1899. Finely made mechanical wand causes an 1898 US half dollar to appear at or disappear from its tip. Length 13 ½”. Minor tarnishing.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103698146_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)


![Cube-A-Libre. Berlin: Conradi [?], 1930s. The order of: Cube-A-Libre. Berlin: Conradi [?], 1930s. The order of six numbered blocks encased in an open-ended tube rearranges in sympathy to a matching set on the magician’s table. 2 ¼” cubes](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103698151_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)



![Divination Boxes. Germany: Haug [?], ca. 1960. Two: Divination Boxes. Germany: Haug [?], ca. 1960. Two locking hardwood boxes, the innermost containing four numbered blocks. The performer determines the order of the blocks despite the locked condition](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103698159_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)








![Egg Cup. European, 1930s. [?] An egg is cracked into: Egg Cup. European, 1930s. [?] An egg is cracked into the cup and poured into a spectator’s hat before changing into another food item or vanishing completely. Height 3 ½”, diameter 3](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103698178_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![Color Changing Fan. European, [?] 1930s. A small paper: Color Changing Fan. European, [?] 1930s. A small paper fan that displays four different images between the two sides when opened and closed. Hand painted. Some wear and tearing to outer edges but](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103698180_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)






