This Halloween, Potter & Potter is proud to present the second auction featuring the collection of Rudiger Deutsch. Known as a master craftsman and consummate collector, this sale will feature many of the finely-crafted props from Deutsch's own workshop, along with rarities from the showrooms and factories of Willmann, Bartl, and Conradi. Mechanical masterpieces of yesteryear (and fine recreations as only Deutsch could construct) will be chief among the featured lots. Complementing the vintage magic apparatus will be a selection of vintage stone lithographs and early conjuring prints.

Our November sale will feature hundreds of vintage posters, with a heavy focus on vintage travel posters, but also including highlights in the following categories: entertainment and music, circus, war and propaganda, sports, and film. Complementing these lithographs will be a host of prints from modern masters, as well as a range of vintage ephemera and other works on paper.

Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.

Our second sale of November will be conducted in conjunction with the Yankee Gathering - a bi-annual magic history conference organized by the New England Magic Collectors Association. This "mini" auction features 100 lots of magic memorabilia, including archives of ephemera and correspondence, photographs, collectible books and apparatus, and stone lithographs from the "golden age" of magic. The auction will be conducted online only, and there will be no printed catalog issued for the sale. 

While attending the Yankee Gathering - this year, in a digital format - is not required for participation, we know lovers of magic history will be interested in all aspects of the two-day event. Click here to register.

Our winter sale features apparatus and relics from the workshops and showroom of Owen Magic Supreme. Tracing its beginnings to the days of Floyd Thayer, Owen Magic maintained an impeccably high standard of quality and innovation in the construction of magic apparatus and illusions, for every major performer in the industry. Props and memorabilia from the company's century-spanning history will be complemented by mementos from the careers of two well-known California magicians, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller, as well as a strong selection of books, posters, and ephemera.

Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.

In our first auction of the new year, we present casino chips, poker sets, and gambling memorabilia from the collection of the late Robert Eisenstadt. One of the top collectors in this field, Mr. Eisenstadt owned troves of rare and obsolete chips from casinos around the world, antique and beautifully designed poker and gaming sets, as well as cheating, gambling, and card playing paraphernalia and ephemera. The sale also brings together playing cards and books, for what will be one of the most expansive gambling auctions we have had the pleasure of holding.

Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction.