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



![[The Magic Circle] White, Francis. Magic Circle Photo: [The Magic Circle] White, Francis. Magic Circle Photo Collection and Scrapbook. 1930s – 60s. Including a 50-page scrapbook kept by the longtime President of London’s Magic Circle, Francis](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697906_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![[Magic Circle] Engraved Magic Circle Medallions of: [Magic Circle] Engraved Magic Circle Medallions of Essler Kessen. A pair of Magic Circle medallions engraved for Kessen, a society entertainer based in London. The smaller his M.M.C. medallion](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697907_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![Malini, Max (Max Katz Breit). Photograph of Max Malini,: Malini, Max (Max Katz Breit). Photograph of Max Malini, Signed. [New York]: Moffett, ca. 1920. Striking sepia tone portrait of the famed close-up magician in coat and tie, a jeweled-encrusted](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697908_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)



![[Vernon, Dai] Silhouette of Jay Marshall by Dai Vernon.: [Vernon, Dai] Silhouette of Jay Marshall by Dai Vernon. [New York, 1943.] Scissor-cut white paper silhouette of ventriloquist and magician Jay Marshall cut by his friend Vernon, mounted to a square](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697912_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)


![[McComb, Billy] Lane, Frank. Funny Talk for Magicians,: [McComb, Billy] Lane, Frank. Funny Talk for Magicians, Billy McComb’s Annotated Copy. Chicago: Nelmar, 1945. Seventh impression. Green cloth stamped in gilt. 4to, printed rectos only as issued.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697915_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)










![[Photographs] Collection of Autographed Portraits of: [Photographs] Collection of Autographed Portraits of Magicians. 1920s – 90s (bulk 40s – 50s), European and American, and including thirty eight photographs, most signed by their subjects,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697926_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![[Programs] Collection of 20 Vintage Magicians’: [Programs] Collection of 20 Vintage Magicians’ Programs. 1890s – 1940s, and including programs featuring Horace Goldin, Chris Van Bern, Max Sterling, Gus Fowler, Zomah, Dr. Byrd Page,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697927_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)

![Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Cabinet Card Portrait of: Robert-Houdin, Jean Eugene. Cabinet Card Portrait of Robert-Houdin. [New York]: W.E. Robinson, 1897. Photographic reproduction of the famous engraved three-quarter length portrait of the great French](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697929_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
