Harry Houdini artifacts take the stage at Potter & Potter April 13

Houdini 'Buried Alive!' 1924 promotional poster, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Potter & Potter.

CHICAGO — Props, advertising, and hand-signed items from the life and times of famed illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) take the stage at Potter & Potter on Saturday, April 13. Its Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

A 1908 first edition presentation copy of The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin by Harry Houdini is the sale’s top lot. Signed and personally inscribed by the author, it was apparently given to his brother, Leo Weiss, MD. The inscription reads: To my real Pal / Doc / with best wishes / and compliments of the / author. May you / enjoy reading my / book with as much pleasure / as the gathering of the / contents gave me. / Harry Houdini / (Ehrich Weiss). Potter & Potter notes this is the only example in Houdini’s hand where he identifies himself with the Americanized version of his birth name. The book is estimated at $25,000-$35,000.

Four sets of leg irons used by Houdini as part of his escape act are included in the sale. The two leading lots are both estimated at $8,000-$12,000. This set of Egyptian leg irons features a twisted link of chain stretched between the manacles. It comes with a letter of authenticity and was previously sold in 2004 at CRG Auctions. Also sold at the same 2004 sale and scheduled to be offered on April 13 is a set of Romer leg irons dating to 1900. They are originally from the Radner Houdini collection, who had acquired them from Theodore Hardeen, Houdini’s brother.

Another favored lot is a massive eight-sheet color lithographed poster advertising a sensational stunt that Houdini would never perform – his escape from a coffin buried under mounds of heavy earth. Dating to 1924, just two years before his untimely death from peritonitis, the 109 by 89in poster is in excellent restored condition, is linen backed, and is estimated at $8,000-$12,000.

The final highlighted Houdini lot is a complete 1919 Paramount Pictures lobby card set for The Grim Game, Houdini’s silent action-adventure film. In it, he portrays a man who is falsely accused, convicted, and imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. He escapes (of course) and pursues the real killers, who have kidnapped his girlfriend. The set is accompanied by a signed business card for Irving V. Willat, the film’s director, leading Potter & Potter experts to surmise that the set may have been his personal copy. With a title card and seven monochrome stills, the set is estimated at $8,000-$12,000.

Edwin Dawes lifetime collection of magic memorabilia to appear at Potter and Potter Feb. 24

Adelaide Herrmann and Company, The Flight of the Favorite, which sold for $48,000 ($57,600 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.

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CHICAGO —  Edwin A. Dawes (1925-2023) was a noted English biochemist who spent his career at the University of Hull in the United Kingdom, where he founded its department of biochemistry. But in his after hours, Dawes and his wife Amy were avid magicians, performing as Professor Bluffman and Madame Patrice. Dawes was also a prolific writer on the history of magic, authoring the authoritative works Great Illusionists and The Encyclopedia of Magic.

Amy predeceased Edwin in 2014, and now, with his passing at age 97, the first sale of his lifetime collection comes to market at Potter & Potter, with 448 lots crossing the block on Saturday, February 24. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

According to Gabe Fajuri, president at Potter & Potter Auctions, “There is no one in the magic collecting community whose name, accomplishments, and reputation commands more respect than Eddie Dawes. Perhaps more than anyone in the twentieth century, he has contributed to a wider scholarly knowledge of magic history through his writing and scholarship. I’m honored — thrilled, actually — to offer rarities from his collection at Potter & Potter. This is the first of several sales we will conduct from Eddie’s archives, and therefore the tip of the proverbial iceberg.”

Two lots share the top estimate of $10,000-$15,000. The first is a book printed in 1663 London and represents the sixth edition ‘with many additions.’ Hocus Pocus Junior. The Anatomy of Legerdemain. Or, The Art of Juggling set forth in proper Colours features 32 unnumbered leaves, a woodcut frontispiece, and woodcuts in the text. This is only one of two known examples of this exact edition. Dr. Dawes purchased it at a Sotheby’s auction in 1979.

Known as the ‘Queen of Magic,’ Adelaide Herrmann (1853-1932) began her career as the performing assistant to her husband, Alexander (1834-1896), popularly known as ‘Professor Herrmann’ or ‘Herrmann the Great.’ When he passed unexpectedly, Adelaide continued the act and performed into her seventies, finally retiring in 1928. This stone-lithograph poster dating to circa 1905 shows her solo act, billed then as The Flight of the Favorite. In this illusion, a Geisha character in one cabinet vanishes, only to reappear in a similar box some distance away. According to Potter & Potter’s experts, this is the only known example of this poster. It, too, is estimated at $10,000-$15,000.

American William Ellsworth Robinson (1861-1918) spent his entire magic career performing as Chung Ling Soo, Chinese Conjurer. He met an untimely demise as part of a bullet-catch trick that went awry. Chung Ling Soo. Chinese Conjurer is a circa-1910 three-sheet stone-litho poster from his heyday and is the first such example ever handled or seen by Potter & Potter’s magic experts. It carries an estimate of $8,000-$12,000.

One of the earliest works in English on magic tricks, the copy of  The Discovery of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot (1538-1599) that appears in the sale was printed in London in 1665 as a third edition. It has an estimate of $7,000-$9,000. And an autographed headshot of Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) brings up the spirit of the late conjurer for an affordable $1,500-$2,500.
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‘Hocus Pocus Junior. The Anatomy of Legerdemain,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Adelaide Herrmann, ‘The Flight of the Favorite’ poster, estimated at $10,000-$15,000 at Potter & Potter.
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William E. Robinson, ‘Chung Ling Soo. Chinese Conjurer’ poster, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Reginald Scot, ‘The Discovery of Witchcraft,’ estimated at $7,000-$9,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Signed portrait of Harry Houdini, estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Potter & Potter.
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1908 Harry Houdini poster commands $180K and a new world auction record at Potter and Potter

1908 Harry Houdini poster showing him performing his Milk Can Escape, which hammered for $150,000 and sold for a record $180,000 with buyer’s premium at Potter & Potter.

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CHICAGO – At its December 9 Select Secrets sale, Potter & Potter Auctions reclaimed the world auction record for any magic poster, tallied a total of $720,000, and enjoyed a 99.3 percent sell-through rate. Complete results for the sale are available at LiveAuctioneers.

The top lot was the new record-holder: a 1908 one sheet-color stone lithograph poster showing Harry Houdini in the process of performing his famed Milk Can Escape. It touted the feat loudly and proudly, calling it ‘Houdini’s Death-Defying Mystery’ and warning ‘Failure Means a Drowning Death.’ Estimated at $40,000-$60,000, it hammered for $150,000 and sold for $180,000 with buyer’s premium.

The sum bests a record set in October 2021 at Sotheby’s sale of the Ricky Jay Collection, which included a circa-1913-1915 poster showing a tight shot of Houdini’s grimacing face and his crooked right arm as he floated upside-down in a water tank during another of his famed escapes. It, too, was estimated at $40,000-$60,000 and sold for $151,200.

Prior to the Sotheby’s sale, Potter & Potter had claimed the world auction record with a 1912 version of the Harry Houdini water tank escape poster that shows him in full, with his feet sticking out of the top of the padlocked tank. Offered in February 2017, it sold for $95,000 ($114,000 with buyer’s premium).

The Houdini poster was not the only one on offer that turned in an impressive performance. A 1908 Howard Thurston poster showing him literally inheriting the mantle of the magician Kellar as a devil-like figure looks on, estimated at $15,000-$25,000, sold for $40,000 ($48,000 with buyer’s premium).

All seven lots of material relating to the woman magician Suzy Wandas (born Jeanne Van Dyk, 1896-1986) found new homes, with most selling above their estimates and a few within their estimates. Outpacing the rest was a lot consisting of her performing props and almost everything she used in her stage act. These included pails, holders, metal stands, a vanishing cane and an appearing cane, palming coins, multiplying billiard balls, her make-up bag and makeup, silks and flags, dummy cigarettes and gimmicked matchboxes, a breakaway fan, and playing cards. An unnamed Potter & Potter expert called the lot “a remarkable time capsule of one of the few female performers to excel as a variety artist in the twentieth century as a magician – not to mention as part of a family act, on circus, and as a musician, on two sides of the Atlantic.” Estimated at $5,000-$8,000, this Suzy Wandas lot sold for $32,000 ($38,400 with buyer’s premium).

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1908 Harry Houdini poster showing him performing his Milk Can Escape, which hammered for $150,000 and sold for a record $180,000 with buyer’s premium at Potter & Potter.
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1908 poster titled ‘Thurston, Kellar’s Successor. Invested with the Mantle of Magic,’ which sold for $40,000 ($48,000 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.
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Performing apparatus used by the magician Suzy Wandas, which sold for $30,000 ($38,400 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.
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Circa-1845 set of miniature pieces of sheet music that the magician Robert Houdin produced in his Cone of Abundance trick, which sold for $24,000 ($28,800 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.

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First-to-market magicana summons high hopes at Potter & Potter Dec. 9

Houdini’s Death-Defying Mystery poster, $40,000-$60,000 at Potter & Potter.

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CHICAGO — A dazzling array of magicana, some of which is coming to market for the first time, enters the stage at Potter & Potter’s Select Secrets sale, scheduled for Saturday, December 9. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Every respectable magic sale manages to conjure material relating to Erik Weisz (1874 – 1926), best known as Harry Houdini. Potter & Potter secured 18 Houdini-related lots, topped by this fantastic stone-lithography promotional poster. The artwork depicts Houdini preparing for his Milk Can Escape routine, with a cutaway view showing him crouched within while assistants pour water and eventually “lock” him inside. The 40 by 30in poster has minor restoration to fold lines and corners, and is estimated at $40,000-$60,000.

Suzy Wandas (birth name Jeanne Van Dyk, 1896-1986) is largely forgotten today, but was considered a star at manipulation magic, using cards, cigarettes, or anything at her disposal to demonstrate classic sleight of hand. Billed as “the lady with the fairy fingers,” she retired in 1959 and married a fellow performer. A collection of items related to her career is another prominent segment of the sale, headed by her touring gear and props, representing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of magic history. It is estimated at $5,000-$8,000.

Famed English magician John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) was an early version of The Amazing Randi (James Randi, 1928-2020) — part skeptic and 100% illusionist. Maskelyne as a youth watched a Gloucestershire performance by the American traveling spiritualist act The Davenport Brothers. Maskelyne immediately figured out the illusion, built a cabinet and gave a presentation showing local townspeople how they had been fooled by the Americans. Randi, of course, became best known late in his career for debunking psychic Uri Geller and other spiritualists. Trained as a watchmaker, this tool kit given by the Maskelyne family to the consigner was the prized possession of the famed magician. It is estimated at $8,000-$12,000.
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Houdini’s Death-Defying Mystery poster, estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Suzy Wandas (birth name Jeanne Van Dyk, 1896-1986) stage act and performing props, estimated at $5,000-$8,000 at Potter & Potter.
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John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) toolbox and tools, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Thurston, Kellar’s Successor poster, estimated at $15,000-$25,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Magician Ricky Jay’s collection back for Part II sale at Potter & Potter Oct. 28

Circa-2005 spirit photograph of Ricky Jay and Abraham Lincoln, taken by Stephen Berkman, estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Potter & Potter.

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CHICAGO – Potter & Potter’s second sale from the collection of the peerless Ricky Jay (1946-2018), magician, author, actor, curator, lecturer and scholar-historian, is scheduled for Saturday, October 28. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. The first sale, held in February 2023, totaled more than $980,000 and had an almost perfect sell through rate.

In addition to his stage performances and lecture-demonstrations, Jay appeared in the films Tomorrow Never Dies, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Heist, House of Games, and The Prestige, among others. Through his company, Deceptive Practices, he consulted on a range of films that included The Natural, Forrest Gump, The Illusionist, The Escape Artist, and Leap of Faith.

The lineup features 323 lots, with the highest estimate going to an extensive archive of correspondence between the magician Karl Germain (born Charles Mattmueller, 1878-1959) and his assistant and colleague, Paul Fleming. Beginning in 1908 and ending with Germain’s death in 1959, the materials include detailed explanations of several of his illusions, including his one-man Spirit Cabinet, the workings of which were not discussed in the Germain biographies written by Stuart Cramer. The lot carries an estimate of $30,000-$60,000.

Perhaps the only lot in the sale that features an image of the late collector-magician is a circa-2005 spirit photograph, taken by Stephen Berkman, which shows a seated Ricky Jay with the spectral presence of Abraham Lincoln behind him, resting a hand on his shoulder. The silver gelatin photograph, which measures 14 by 11in, is the only known printed example. Its estimate is $1,500-$25,000.

The Bartholomew Fair was one of Jay’s many interests, and he was hardly alone in that. The fair, a London summer institution from 1133 until 1855, when it was banned for causing one too many breaches of the peace, was the subject of a comedic 1614 play by Ben Jonson. On offer is a group of three large quarto scrapbooks full of Bartholomew Fair-related clippings. The lot notes state, ‘The books contain hundreds of mounted holographic notes, letters, and related information culled from contemporary accounts regarding the Fair and the performers, presenters, and even the thieves working at the event … In addition, countless mounted cuttings from the eighteenth and nineteenth century fill the pages, together with approximately 100 engravings, half of which depict freaks, entertainers, and curious characters.’ Its estimate is $8,000-$12,000.

Naturally, Jay’s collection extended to Harry Houdini, and a choice piece, estimated at $5,000-$10,000, appears in the October 28 sale: a large, horizontal 1925 poster proclaiming ‘3 Shows In One. The World Famous Houdini. Master Mystifier.’ It was produced for what turned out to be Houdini’s final tour, which ended after he was punched in the abdomen in his dressing room in Montreal, Canada, an incident that ultimately lead to his death from peritonitis in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1926.

Jay was famously interested in extraordinary people, and a fair representative of that interest is a group of clothing and furniture that belonged to Cassie and Victoria Foster, two exceptionally small girls, born seven years apart, who were exhibited as “The Fairy Sisters.” The earliest newspaper notice on the two described them as “perfect in form and feature and look like little dolls.” Their performance careers were short – Victoria succumbed to meningitis in November 1874, when she was not yet four years old, and her older sister Cassie followed 11 months later, dying from a bacterial skin infection. The items in the lot, which is estimated at $3,000-$6,000, provide evidence of their extremely small statures. The largest piece, a couch finished in red fabric, measures 15 by 7 by 11in.

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Circa-2005 spirit photograph of Ricky Jay and Abraham Lincoln, taken by Stephen Berkman, estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Potter & Potter.
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Archive of correspondence between magician Karl Germain and his assistant and colleague Paul Fleming from 1908 to 1959, estimated at $30,000-$60,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Three large scrapbooks of clippings covering the Bartholomew Fair, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Large, horizontal 1925 Harry Houdini poster, estimated at $5,000-$10,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Tiny furnishings and clothing owned by Cassie and Victoria Foster, aka the Fairy Sisters, estimated at $3,000-$6,000 at Potter & Potter.
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Circa-1908 Germain The Wizard ‘Witch’s Cauldron’ poster, estimated at $4,000-$8,000 at Potter & Potter.

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1910 poster for ‘The Great Albus. In His Original Head Slide,’ estimated at $800-$1,200 at Potter & Potter.
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Potter & Potter conjures amazing results for its Vintage & Modern Magic sale

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CHICAGO — Magical numbers were achieved in Potter & Potter’s Vintage & Modern Magic sale on August 26, with Harry Houdini, posters from the Golden Age of stage magic and a David Copperfield television-used prop all selling above their estimates. The auction was featured on LiveAuctioneers.

As anticipated, a 1904 theatrical contract between an English theater and Harry Houdini (birth name Erich Weisz), hand-signed by the magician, soared well above its $3,000-$5,000 estimate to land at $12,000 ($15,000 with buyer’s premium). This result continues the trend for strong showings by Houdiniana in the contemporary market.

A Houdini-signed two-volume set of 1859’s Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, written by Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, who is considered the father of modern magic, reached $26,000 ($32,500 with buyer’s premium) against an estimate of $6,000-$8,000. Houdini personally inscribed the book to his friend Bernard M.L. Ernst in 1922, and it features additional notations by the magician.

A 1909 promotional poster for ‘Thurston, the world’s greatest magician‘ topped the sale at $36,000 ($45,000 with buyer’s premium). The colorful linen-backed lithograph is one of only a handful known.

A television-used interactive illusion from The Magic of David Copperfield XIV, a 1992 special that aired on CBS, astounded the floor by hammering at $32,000 ($40,000 with buyer’s premium), against an estimate of only $1,000-$2,000. A sheet of glass with 12 recognizable symbols, the custom-made prop was used by Copperfield for an interactive mind-reading effect performed through the television screen for millions of at-home viewers. The item is one of only two Copperfield props ever sold to the public, with the blessing of his organization.
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1909 ‘Thurston the World’s Greatest Magician’ poster, sold for $$36,000 ($45,000 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.
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1859 two-volume ‘Memoirs of Robert-Houdin’ by Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, given and signed by Harry Houdini, sold for $26,000 ($32,500 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.
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Contract for Houdini’s Christmastime engagements in England from December 26 – 31, 1904, signed by the magician, sold for $12,000 ($15,000 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.
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Interactive illusion from the 1992 television special ‘The Magic of David Copperfield XIV,’ sold for $32,000 ($40,000 with buyer’s premium) at Potter & Potter.
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A World War II flight jacket from the 23rd Fighter Group is among our pick of five lots to watch

World War II Army Air Corps 14th Air Force A2 Flight Jacket, estimated at $2,000-$3,000.

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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Milestone AuctionsFall Military and Edged Weapons Sale on Saturday, September 9 includes this World War II flight jacket patched and painted with the livery of the 23rd Fighter Group. Described as being in “very good condition, with original cuffs and waistband,” the estimate is $2,000-$3,000.

The 23rd Fighter Group inherited the mission and the moniker of the American Volunteer Group – better known as the Flying Tigers. Involved in much of the action over southeast and southwest Asia, in the three years before the unit returned to the United States in December 1945, it was credited with more than 24,000 combat sorties and the destroying of 621 enemy planes in air combat, plus 320 more on the ground.

This jacket is patched with a standard issue 14th Air Force SSI, a theater-made CBI patch and, on the chest, a hand-painted 23rd Fighter Group leather patch. The shoulders are painted with gold oak leaves indicating the rank of major.
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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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LONDON – Only Banksy is the title of a 24-lot offering at Forum Auctions on Wednesday, August 30. All of the limited edition screenprints in the auction are accompanies by certification issued by the artist’s authentication body, Pest Control.

Pictured here is Soup Can (White/Orange/Raspberry), one from the signed edition of 10 printed and published in 2005. The series reimagines Andy Warhol’s Soup Cans for the weary contemporary viewer, replacing the Campbell’s brand with the value range offered by ubiquitous UK supermarket Tesco. The original painting was exhibited as part of Banksy’s pop-up Crude Oils exhibition in October 2005 with another version covertly hung in the Museum of Modern Art in New York where it went unnoticed by staff for six days. The screen print is estimated at £40,000-£60,000, or about $50,900-$76,400.
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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Book of Sports by Robin Carver was the first American publication to describe the sport of baseball. Carver describes the rules of a game alternatively known as ‘round ball.’ Accompanying this section is a famous woodcut illustration of boys playing the game on Boston Common, the first known image of an American baseball game.

Printed in Boston by Lilly, Wait, Colman, and Holden in 1834, the publication date provides evidence of baseball’s existence prior to the 1839 origin once attributed to the game. Fewer than 10 copies of the book are known to exist, with this one estimated at $800-$1,200 as part of the Jeffrey S. Evans three-day Americana auction that runs from Thursday, August 24 through Saturday, August 26. (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3). The book was formerly owned by William Stahley Troxell (1893-1957) of Allentown, Pennsylvania, the author in the Pennsylvania German language who went by the name Pumpernickel Bill.
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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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PASADENA, Calif. – The void left by the decline of Limoges as Europe’s leading center of enamel production was quickly filled by Vienna. The late 19th century trade in fanciful Renaissance and rococo revival silver and enamel jewelry, tablewares and trinkets was led by important makers such as Hermann Ratzersdorfer and Hermann Bohm. However, the Austrian city supported a host of smaller workshops producing similar wares, often identifiable today by their pink color palettes and painted court and landscape scenes.

This 10in silver and enamel clock, dating to circa 1890, is one of several pieces of Viennese enamel offered by auction house Ideal Treasures on Saturday, August 26. The estimate is $400-$600.
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Warhol and Haring, signed two-dollar bills, sold for $4,500 at Wright.
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CHICAGO – The sale of Vintage & Modern Magic at Potter & Potter on Saturday, August 26 includes this original theater contract signed by Erik Weisz, the man better known as Harry Houdini (1874-1926). Dated May 9, 1904, the contract covers a series of shows Houdini held in northwest England from December 26-31, 1904. The terms stipulate that Houdini and “the full company of 10” will appear at the Grand Theatre, Bolton, and that the company will include the “said Houdini,” who shall be entitled to 60 percent of the gross receipts.

Signed by Houdini and dated May 19, 1904, it also has several ink annotations likely in the magician’s hand, including the marginal addition stating, “Houdini has the right to work up matinee Sat. for challenge.” The rubber stamp of Day’s Agency, who represented Houdini, is prominent at the top left of the document. Only the second Houdini contract the auction house has offered, it has an estimate of $3,000-$5,000.
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Potter & Potter plans one more magicana sale before summer disappears, Aug. 26

1898 poster Harry Houdini, King of Cards, estimated at $10,000-$20,000
1898 poster Harry Houdini, King of Cards, estimated at $10,000-$20,000

CHICAGO  – Potter & Potter Auctions will conduct a 379-lot Vintage and Modern Magicana Auction on Saturday, August 26 starting at 10 am Central time. It will showcase Harry Houdini-related materials, including inscribed and signed books, images, posters and ephemera, as well as century-spanning magic props from the most respected firms and artisans. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Gallery Report: Pegge Hopper painting lent Hawaiian vibe to Andrew Jones sale

 

ATLANTA – At the beginning of the month, ACN columnist Ken Hall collects and presents the most interesting auction results from the United States and the world at large. His Gallery Report for August 2023 features many standout sales. All prices quoted include the buyer’s premium, except where noted.

Pegge Hopper painting, $23,750, Andrew Jones Auctions

A 1984 acrylic on canvas by Pegge Hopper (American, b. 1936-), titled Three Strand Ilima, sold for $23,750 at a Design for the Home & Garden auction held June 21 by Andrew Jones Auctions in Los Angeles. Also, a limestone portrait bust of an Egyptian pharaoh on a white metal pedestal went for $52,500, and a portrait of a Moor in traditional robes by a follower of Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) brought $16,250.

1909 15-cent U.S. stamp, $1,080, Ahlers & Ogletree

A 1909 15-cent U.S. stamp (Scott #366) on bluish paper, mint and hinged, in fine condition, sold for $1,080 at a U.S. & World Stamps auction held July 13 by Ahlers & Ogletree in Atlanta. Also, an 1863 10-cent Confederate States of America stamp (Scott #10), blue, graded extremely fine, attained $1,020; a collection of British and Australian 1st issue stamps garnered $2,700; and an 1867 3-cent U.S. stamp (Scott #79), rose colored, in average condition, went for $960.

Sterling silver parade saddle, $50,820, Brian Lebel’s and Morphy Auctions

A circa-1930s Edward H. Bohlin sterling silver parade saddle with leather and silver carving sold for $50,820 at Brian Lebel’s 33rd annual Cody Old West Show & Auction, held June 23-25 in association with Morphy Auctions at the Community Convention Center in Santa Fe, N.M. Also, a two-page  Nov. 14, 1904-dated Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid pictorial ‘wanted’ poster brought $19,965, and a painting by Will James (1892-1942) of a cowboy roping a steer lassoed $36,300.

Gold and diamond evening clutch, $20,160, Doyle

A two-color gold and diamond evening clutch sold for $20,160 at a Fine Jewelry & Luxury Handbags auction held July 20 by Doyle in New York City. Also, an antique platinum, gold and diamond crossover ring slipped onto a new finger for $16,380; a wide gold and diamond bracelet finished at $11,970; a French gold, star sapphire and diamond clip brooch hit $9,450; and a Patek Philippe gentleman’s gold Gondolo wristwatch (ref. 1488) found a new owner for $7,560.

Tribal door carving, $20,000, Clars Auction Gallery

A dynamic figural door made in Toradia, Sulawesi Island, centering a monkey carved in high relief, sold for $20,000 at a Tribal Arts, Interiors, Art & Jewelry auction held July 14 by Clars Auction Gallery in Oakland, Calif. Also, a painting by Arthur Hill Gilbert (American, 1894-1970), titled Monterey Oaks, brought $8,750; and a Bakota reliquary from Gabon, overall 22 ½in including stand, left the room for $8,750.

Howard Terpning painting, $2.36 million, Coeur d’Alene Art Auction

A 2008 painting by Howard Terpning titled Paper That Talks Two Ways – The Treaty Signing sold for $2.36 million at the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction held July 15 in Reno, Nev. It was a record price for a work by the artist. Also, Maynard Dixon’s The Pony Boy commanded $2.13 million, also a record for the artist; Gerald Curtis Delano’s Evening settled at $786,500; and William Herbert Dunton’s A Race for the Chuckwagon ($786,500) and Two Braves ($574,750) both did well.

Albert Einstein manuscript, $43,750, RR Auction

A one-page scientific working manuscript with equations handwritten and signed by the legendary physicist Albert Einstein sold for $43,750 in an online Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction held June 23-July 12 by RR Auction, based in Boston. Also, the Dr. Martin Breckstein presidential collection of 41 autographs, spanning Washington to Clinton, went for $47,768; and a Napoleon document from 1812, signed amid the disastrous Russian campaign, changed hands for $39,214.

Chinese porcelain vase, $20,910, Neue Auctions

A 17in-tall Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, probably early 20th century, sold for $20,910 in an online-only Fine Art & Antiques auction held June 24 by Neue Auctions in Beachwood, Ohio. Also, a pair of late 19th-century Aesthetic Movement leaded glass windows realized $7,995, and an early 20th-century carved and painted carousel giraffe, restored and attributed to Herschell-Spillman, sauntered away for $7,380.

Edison electric pen, $12,800, Nye & Company Auctioneers

A late 1800s Edison electric pen, No. 8263 on wheel, including stand, wire and stencil, sold for $12,800 at a Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction held April 26-28 by Nye & Company Auctioneers in Bloomfield, N.J. Also, a circa-1440 framed portion of a leaf from the Sloan-Krech copy of the Catholicon, published by Gutenberg in 1459, secured $7,680; and a 19th- or 20th-century Louis XVI-style chinoiserie-decorated chest rose to $3,520.

Lalique chandelier, $14,080, Nadeau’s Auction Gallery

A Lalique Champs-Elysee chandelier sold for $14,080 at a Spring Outdoor, Mid-Century, Art and Furnishings auction held June 10 by Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, Conn. Also, a painting titled End of Night by Arpana Caur (Indian, b. 1954-) achieved $7,680; a pair of Charles and Ray Eames Potato Chip chairs settled at $7,680; an Eames 670 lounge chair and rosewood ottoman went for $5,120; and a gilt metal cut glass and ruby glass eight-light chandelier attained $9,840.

Babe Ruth 1916 rookie card, $645,000, Heritage Auctions

Babe Ruth’s 1916 Famous & Barr Co. rookie baseball card, graded PSA Very Good / Excellent 4, sold for $645,000 at a Summer Sports Card Catalog Auction held July 14-15 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Also, another Ruth card, the 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy example, graded PSA Very Good 3, realized $144,000; a 1952 Mickey Mantle Topps card, graded PSA Excellent 5, made $162,000; and a signed 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle card brought $99,000.

Jean-Baptiste Corot painting, $120,000, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

A painting by the French Impressionist Jean-Baptiste Corot, titled Le Chariot d’Arras, sold for $120,000 at a July Splendor Sale held July 7-9 by Thomaston Place Art Galleries in Thomaston, Maine. Also, an untitled painting by Etel Adnan brought $68,750; a folk-art painting by Bill Traylor secured $51,000; an inscribed original watercolor remarque by Andrew Wyeth on a book endpaper from Christina’s World earned $34,375; and a Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair finished at $19,200.

Harry Houdini poster, $45,600, Potter & Potter Auctions

A 1911 poster colloquially known as the Houdini for President poster sold for $45,600 at a Summer Magic Auction held June 17 by Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago. Also, a Ouija prediction watch magic apparatus changed hands for $21,600; a circa-1902 German Harry Houdini poster attained $36,000; a Thurston poster from 1928 achieved $5,280; a ringing alarm clock production stand earned $13,200; and a butterfly silk production illusion by Jon Martin made $9,000.

The Legend of Zelda, $7,188, Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers

A 1989 copy of The Legend of Zelda, a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, factory-sealed and graded CGC 9.2, sold for $7,188 at a Comics, Toys & Video Games auction held May 6 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers in Cranston, R.I. Also, a copy of Science Comics #1 (Feb. 1940, Fox Features Syndicate), with a cover by George Tuska, secured $6,250; and a copy of Captain America Comics #36 (March 1944, Timely Comics), graded CGC 1.5, brought $4,000.

 

 Va. /N.C. corner cupboard, $96,000, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

A Roanoke River Basin (Va./N.C.) carved walnut corner cupboard sold for $96,000 at a Premier Americana Auction held June 15-17 by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates in Mt. Crawford, Va. Also, a pair of emerald green Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. notch-cut and pressed vases climbed to $10,800; a Yosemite landscape painting by Thomas Hill (British and American, 1829-1908) settled at $30,000; and a Staffordshire platter bearing the arms of Pennsylvania found a new home for $15,600.

Sculpture after Troubetzkoy, $18,750, John Moran Auctioneers

A bronze sculpture after Prince Paul Troubetzkoy (1866-1938), titled Danseuse Jambe Droite Levee (Lady Constance Stewart Richardson), 1921, sold for $18,750 at a ReDesign Sale held July 11 by John Moran Auctioneers in Los Angeles. Also, Shane Guffogg’s (b. 1962-) A Second from Now, from 1999, realized $2,000; two Hollywood Regency gilt bronze and glass nesting tables brought $2,000; and a 1961 Leica single-stroke 33mm Rangefinder camera captured $2,813.

2007 4GB iPhone, $190,373, LCG Auctions

A factory-sealed 4GB original 2007 iPhone sold for $190,373 at a Summer Premier Auction held in July by LCG Auctions in Baton Rouge, La. It was the highest price ever paid at auction for an iPhone. Three other 2007 iPhones – an 8GB, a 16GB and an 8GB European version – also sold, with all four lots combining for $264,962. Also, a factory-sealed 1984 Transformers: Megatron AFA 85 made $57,596, and a 1978 Star Wars: vinyl cape Jawa AFA 85 brought $22,206.

George Hughes cover art, $103,700, Case Auctions

A summer beach scene created by artist George E. Hughes (1907-1990) and used as the cover illustration for the Aug. 2, 1952 issue of the Saturday Evening Post sold for $103,700 at a Summer Auction held July 8-9 by Case Auctions in Knoxville, Tenn. Also, an Andrew Clemens sand art bottle with a flag motif achieved $35,600; a Herter Brothers signed easel changed hands for $48,640; and an earthenware Great Road jug attributed to Thomas J. Myers (Smyth County, Va.) earned $29,280.

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It’s no illusion: Potter & Potter Summer Magic auction totals $425K

Ouija prediction watch magic apparatus, $21,600
Ouija prediction watch magic apparatus, $21,600
Ouija prediction watch magic apparatus, $21,600

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ Summer Magic Auction, held on June 17, was worthy of applause, totaling $425,000. The sale offered 568 lots and had a 99% sell through rate. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.

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