Salon De Magie • The Collection of Ken Klosterman Part III
The third sale from this legendary collection of magicana will bring to the auction block a unique array of treasures from the legendary "museum down the mineshaft." Among the featured lots are a unique three-sheet Alexander/Adelaide Herrmann lithograph, Houdini's mechanical Blooming Rosebush, Karl Germain's Spirit Cabinet, Harry Kellar's Vanishing Lamp, and a host of objects with significant historical association. Hardbound catalogs are now available for pre-order - in limited quantities - for $55.
Winter Magic Auction
DECEMBER 10, 2022 • Our winter sale of magicana includes a diverse offering of magic apparatus from the collection of William Trotter, as well as choice Houdiniana, posters, and a strong selection of collectible and antiquarian books.
Quicker than the Eye
Potter & Potter's Retail Store. Shop now for vintage magic, gambling, circus, and oddities. Our inventory includes used, rare, and out-of-print books, along with vintage magic posters, photographs, magic tricks, playing cards, and more.
Fine Books & Manuscripts
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022 • Our fall book sale will be a major high spot for the department this year. We are offering several items that are only found institutionally including a presentation copy of the Bodley Head Ulysses signed by Joyce and a book owned by Ernest Shackleton that was taken by him on the Nimrod Voyage.
Fine & Outsider Art
DECEMBER 1, 2022 • Potter & Potter's inaugural Fine & Outsider Art sale features prints, paintings, and mixed media works from Picasso, Chagall, and their contemporaries, as well as a diverse array of outsider art by Howard Finster, Mose Tolliver, and Purvis Young.
Upcoming Auction
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Download PDFWinter Magic Auction
Our winter sale of magicana includes a diverse offering of magic apparatus from the collections of William Trotter, Jim Deloach, and Bill Taylor, as well as choice Houdiniana, posters, and a strong selection of collectible and antiquarian books.
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Coin-Op, Advertising & Breweriana
Our first auction of 2022 will feature a host of coin operated machines in a range of collecting categories, from slots and trade stimulators to rare vending machines, and arcade games alike. The auction will also feature the extensive Anheuser-Busch collection of William F. Goza, including vintage advertising, ephemera, rare bottles, and associated breweriana.