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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
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.
Coveted first editions dominate Potter & Potter’s Aug. 17 rare books sale
J.R.R. Tolkien, ‘The Hobbit or There and Back Again,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a 382-lot sale of the collection of Robin and Kathryn Smiley, the co-publishers and editors of Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine, on Thursday, August 17, starting at 10 am Central time. The Smiley collection features modern firsts of literature, mystery and detective fiction, and western literature, with a special emphasis on books into film. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
House party: Don Baum creation was among outsider highlights at Potter & Potter sale
Don Baum, untitled art house assembled from multiple pieces, $2,400. Courtesy Potter & Potter Auctions
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ Outsider, Folk, and Fine Art Sale, which took place on June 28, totaled nearly $271,000. The sale offered 570 category-spanning lots and was the debut auction for Aron Packer, the company’s new director and specialist of its Fine & Outsider Art division. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated through LiveAuctioneers.
It’s no illusion: Potter & Potter Summer Magic auction totals $425K
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.
Sacred and profane mingle at Potter & Potter’s quirky June 28 sale
Howard Finster, ‘Early Paradise Garden Painting Pre-Numbering,’ estimated at $10,000-$20,000. Image courtesy of Potter & Potter Auctions
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will conduct a 570-lot Outsider, Folk, and Fine Art Sale on Wednesday, June 28, starting at 10 am Central time. Among the highlights is a canvas mixed media work by Chicago street artist Lee Goldie. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Dickens met Lovecraft in the top 10 at Potter & Potter’s books sale
H.P. Lovecraft, ‘The Outsider and Others,’ $11,400
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ June 1 Fine Books & Manuscripts sale achieved a total of $628,000. It featured 510 lots and had a 97% sell through rate. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.