Elementary, dear reader: Potter & Potter’s Sherlock sale totaled $220K

1922 six-sheet movie poster touting John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, possibly the sole surviving copy, $9,000
1922 six-sheet movie poster touting John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, possibly the sole surviving copy, $9,000
1922 six-sheet movie poster touting John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, possibly the sole surviving copy, $9,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ April 20 A Study In Sherlock Sale achieved $220,000 in total. The 282-lot sale celebrating all things Arthur Conan Doyle (British, 1859-1930) represented the first offering of materials from the Sherlockian scholar Robert Hess. Future Hess sales are scheduled for early 2024.

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