Summer Magic Auction 2021-06-19 Auction - 490 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 19
Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Photograph of HoudiniThurston, Howard. Thurston. World’s GreatestAnimated Human Skull. Vienna: S. Klingl, 1920s. Genuine
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Summer Magic Auction

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
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Silk Pedestal. European, 1960s. Special pedestal: Silk Pedestal. European, 1960s. Special pedestal delivers a silk handkerchief in a glass tumbler resting atop it. Nickel plated brass. Patterned felt on top of pedestal hides trap. With bottomless
0433: Silk Pedestal. European, 1960s. Special pedestalEst. $200-$300
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Spirit Rapping Hand. European, 1930s. A small: Spirit Rapping Hand. European, 1930s. A small papier-mache hand raps answers to questions asked of it by the audience while resting on a piece of glass. 6 ¼” long. Thread method. Minor
0437: Spirit Rapping Hand. European, 1930s. A smallEst. $200-$300
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Walking Through a Ribbon. Hamburg: Janos Bartl [?],: Walking Through a Ribbon. Hamburg: Janos Bartl [?], 1930s. An assistant stands in the large decorative cabinet and behind a length of ribbon running through it; on command, she walks through the
0442: Walking Through a Ribbon. Hamburg: Janos Bartl [?],Est. $500-$1,000
Watch and Ring Mirror.: Watch and Ring Mirror. German, 1960s. Borrowed watches and rings appear when the mirror held within the frame shatters on command. Heavy duty mechanics. Height 24 ½”. Very good. 
0443: Watch and Ring Mirror.Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Wine Change (Wine and Water). Hamburg: Carl Willmann,: Wine Change (Wine and Water). Hamburg: Carl Willmann, 1910. Wine and water are poured into a decanter atop a spun metal stand. The liquid vanishes from the decanter, only to reappear –
0445: Wine Change (Wine and Water). Hamburg: Carl Willmann,Est. $2,000-$3,000
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World’s Fastest Trick. European, 1950s. A large: World’s Fastest Trick. European, 1950s. A large bouquet of feather flowers and its pot vanishes and from atop a chrome-plated table in the blink of an eye. Table height 37”. Paint loss on
0446: World’s Fastest Trick. European, 1950s. A largeEst. $500-$1,000
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Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 – 11.: Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 – 11. San Francisco, 1973 – 2005. Illustrated with numerous drawings and color plates. Each volume from a limited, numbered edition. 4tos.
0448: Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 – 11.Est. $2,500-$3,500