Summer Magic Auction 2021-06-19 Auction - 490 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 4
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
Auction Details

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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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Portrait of Harry: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Portrait of Harry Houdini. Circa 1922. Sepia-toned bust portrait of the great magician and escape artist in coat and tie, a grin on his face. 7 x 5”. Inked
0073: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Portrait of HarryEst. US$250-US$500
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Keith Theatre: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Keith Theatre Portrait Postcard. Canceled in Providence, RI on Feb. 23, 1906, and bearing a handsome portrait of the great magician on the recto, and address to
0074: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Keith TheatreEst. US$800-US$1,500
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini The Famous Jail: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini The Famous Jail Breaker Happy New Year Postcard. [New York], 1907. Color lithographic pictorial postcard depicting Houdini shackled neck to ankle, with
0075: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini The Famous JailEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Real Photo Postcard of: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Real Photo Postcard of Houdini Piloting His Airplane. [Australia], March 15, 1910. Divided back real photo postcard (RPPC) with caption “Houdini piloting his
0076: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Real Photo Postcard ofEst. US$400-US$800
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New York: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New York Hippodrome Program. 1924. Houdini is featured as a coming attraction on the program, with a full-page portrait advertising his forthcoming appearance.
0077: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini New YorkEst. US$150-US$250
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Life, History and: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Life, History and Handcuff Secrets of Houdini [cover title]. [New York: Author, ca. 1908]. Yellow pictorial wrappers, portrait of Houdini on front, Weed Chain Tire
0078: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Life, History andEst. US$250-US$500
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Engraved Houdini: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Engraved Houdini Letterhead. Circa 1915. Blank letterhead bearing an engraved bust portrait of Houdini in the upper left, his name and New York address at 278 W. 113th
0079: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Engraved HoudiniEst. US$500-US$1,000
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Letterhead.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Letterhead. World’s Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King. New York, ca. 1920. Blank sheet of pictorial letterhead printed in colors, left margin
0080: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Letterhead.Est. US$400-US$600
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Signed Letter of: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Signed Letter of Introduction for John Mulholland. Dated June 11, 1921 and typed on S.A.M. letterhead. In full: “To Whom This May Concern:- This will
0081: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Signed Letter ofEst. US$1,200-US$1,800
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini TLS to John: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini TLS to John Mulholland. Dated March 18, 1924, Houdini writes regarding S.A.M. affairs, in part, “Also let me see the bills for M.U.M., printed during my
0082: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini TLS to JohnEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Collection of Houdini: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Collection of Houdini Newspaper and Magazine Clippings. 1900s – 70s, and including over three dozen large-format news stories, many photo-illustrated, discussing
0083: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Collection of HoudiniEst. US$300-US$600
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Vintage Portrait of: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Vintage Portrait of Harry Houdini, and Clippings. Bust portrait photograph ca. 1935, bearing Houdini’s years of birth and death printed at the lower left. 10 x
0084: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Vintage Portrait ofEst. US$100-US$200
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Four Early Houdini: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Four Early Houdini Advertisements. 1901 – 1902. Page filling ads from The Encore and similar British theatrical papers heralding the box-office sensation,
0085: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Four Early HoudiniEst. US$200-US$400
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Lobby Photograph of: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Lobby Photograph of Houdini’s Front-of-House Display. Circa 1906. Oversize sepia toned image shows the elaborate display at the entrance to a theater in which Houdini
0086: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Lobby Photograph ofEst. US$1,000-US$2,000
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Luggage Label.: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Luggage Label. Circa 1920. Gummed luggage or trunk label, letterpress printed in red ink on blue stock, bearing the text, “Houdini / The Man Who / Laughs
0087: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Houdini Luggage Label.Est. US$500-US$1,000
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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Signed Photograph of: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Signed Photograph of Harry Houdini and The Medium Mrs. Benninghoffer. Chicago: Butler Studio, ca. 1924. Full-length image of Houdini posing with the Chicago spirit
0088: Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Signed Photograph ofEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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Jaks, Stanley. Portrait of Dr. Jaks, Inscribed and: Jaks, Stanley. Portrait of Dr. Jaks, Inscribed and Signed to Corinda. [New York], ca. 1958. Well-known bust portrait of the famed mentalist and close-up magician. 9 ½ x 7 ¾”. Mounted
0089: Jaks, Stanley. Portrait of Dr. Jaks, Inscribed andEst. US$100-US$200
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Jay, Ricky. Ricky Jay’s BBC Dressing Room Key and: Jay, Ricky. Ricky Jay’s BBC Dressing Room Key and Fob. Recovered from the BBC studios in November, 1976 by the producer of the Parkinson Magic Show, John Fisher, and being the brass key and
0090: Jay, Ricky. Ricky Jay’s BBC Dressing Room Key andEst. US$150-US$300
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Jeans, Walter Ceretta. W.C. Jeans Throw-Out Card.: Jeans, Walter Ceretta. W.C. Jeans Throw-Out Card. British, ca. 1910. Portrait of Jeans with cards arcing above his head on the recto, blue “Roterberg” back design. Sold with a small
0091: Jeans, Walter Ceretta. W.C. Jeans Throw-Out Card.Est. US$100-US$200
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Jeans, Walter Ceretta. Blown to Atoms Prospectus.: Jeans, Walter Ceretta. Blown to Atoms Prospectus. Leeds: W.C. Jeans, ca. 1915. Elaborate prospectus describing Jeans’ unproduced illusion entitled “Blown to Atoms,” outlining the
0092: Jeans, Walter Ceretta. Blown to Atoms Prospectus.Est. US$200-US$400
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Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Typed Script for: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Typed Script for Kalanag’s “Sim Sala Bim” Illusion Show. Circa 1955. German text typed in two colors, with inked titles in block capitals. Original plain
0094: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Typed Script forEst. US$200-US$400
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Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Collection of Kalanag: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Collection of Kalanag Ephemera. Over 40 pieces from the career of the German illusionist, including small posters, programs (souvenir and theater), a TLS from Kalanag to
0095: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Collection of KalanagEst. US$300-US$600
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Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Collection of Kalanag: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Collection of Kalanag Photographs. Large grouping of approximately 90 black-and-white and color images of Kalanag, his assistants, his wife and partner Gloria de Vos, and
0096: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Collection of KalanagEst. US$400-US$800