Blackstone Magic Auction
Our annual Halloween auction features items from the career of Harry Blackstone. Included are photos, original art, costumes, books, ephemera and posters. Don't miss your chance to own a relic from the career of this remarkable Chicago-born magician.
Circus • Sideshow • Wild West
From Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey to Buffalo Bill, sideshow banners, carnival rides, carousel horses and more, our November sale will feature relics from the "greatest shows on earth." The auction will include posters, broadsides, costumes, personal memorabilia, Kelty photos, and more.
Coin-Op, Toys & Advertising
Our September auction features choice coin-operated machines, toys and vintage advertising. Over 250 vintage machines in a wide variety of categories will go on the block, including vending, slots & gambling, vintage arcade machines, and more. Vintage advertising items including posters, lithographs, and trade signs will also be going up for sale. The auction will be rounded out by a selection of quality vintage toys and general antiques.
Sleight of Hand • The Jeff Busby Collection
Our August 19th auction featured the extensive magic collection of Jeff Busby. Highlights of the sale included written correspondence between Dai Vernon and Faucett Ross selling for over $50,000, as well as an archive of correspondence between Ross and Charlie Miller selling for $48,000. Click to view prices realized.
Upcoming Auction
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Blackstone Magic Auction
Our October sale features relics from the career of Harry Blackstone, Sr. In a career spanning some five decades, Blackstone cemented his reputation as the leading stage magician of his generation. He filled theaters from coast-to-coast, became a comic book hero, endorsed products, and cast a magic spell over theater patrons for nearly half a century.
The auction features Blackstone memorabilia owned, used, and collected by the master, among them original oil paintings, show costumes, Blackstone's famous Vanishing Birdcage (and other props), stone lithographs, photographs, correspondence and archival material, original cartoons and artwork, film footage and audio recordings of Blackstone and his troupe, and much more. Much of the material has been unseen for the last five decades. Complementing the Blackstone material will be objects related to the career of his son and successor, Harry Blackstone, Jr., as well as a selection of choice vintage magic posters, props, books, and ephemera.
Catalogs ship three weeks before the auction. The auction takes place at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 28th in our Chicago Gallery. Previews take place in the gallery from October 25-27 from 10am-5pm, CST.