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Wild about Harry Houdini? Potter & Potter’s Oct. 29 sale delivers
Left, Harry Houdini’s automatic flowering rosebush magic apparatus, estimated at $25,000-$50,000; Center, first edition of Houdini’s book, ‘The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500; Right, a signed and inscribed movie still of Houdini in the film ‘The Grim Game,’ estimated at $2,500-$5,000.
CHICAGO – On Saturday, October 29, starting at 10 am Central time, Potter & Potter Auctions will present Salon De Magie -The Klosterman Collection Part III, a 370-lot sale of historically significant magic apparatus, archives, collections and literature. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Klosterman magic collection part 2 totals $815K at Potter & Potter
Johann N. Hofzinser’s circa-1860 crystal ball casket, $36,000
CHICAGO – Salon de Magie: Klosterman Collection Part 2, a sale held at Potter & Potter Auctions on March 26, was thrilling from start to finish, totaling $815,000 and achieving a sell-through rate of nearly 100%.
Klosterman magic collection returns to Potter & Potter, March 26
Johann N. Hofzinser’s crystal ball casket, est. $15,000-$25,000
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will host Salon De Magie -The Klosterman Collection Part II, a 281-lot sale scheduled for Saturday, March 26, starting at 10 am Central time. This is a much-anticipated event; Part 1, offered at Potter & Potter in October 2021, was the highest-grossing exclusively magic sale of all time, realizing more than $1.9 million. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Three lots crested six figures at Potter & Potter magic auction
Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin’s light and heavy chest, $156,000
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ October 30 magic event generated jaw-dropping results. When the hammer fell for the last time, 49 lots scored $5,000-$20,000; 15 lots made $20,001-$99,999; and three lots sailed past the six figure mark.
