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Download PDFBooks, Manuscripts & Fine Art
Our fine book auction this fall will feature more than 500 lots of printed books including many modern first editions by famous authors. In addition, the auction will feature historic autographs, manuscripts, maps, and prints.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery October 16–17, 10–5pm. The auction will take place on Friday, October 18th.
Auction Highlights
Lot 32 - The Spanish Earth • Ernest Hemingway $1,500-$2,500
Lot 154 - James, William. The Principles of Psychology. $3,000-$5,000
Lot 211 - Briseux, Charles Etienne. L'Art de Batir des Maisons de Campagne. $6,000-$8,000
Lot 224 - Pingre, Alexandre Guy. Etat du Ciel, Pour L'An de Grace. Calcule sur les principes de M. Newton, rapporte a l'usage de la Marine. $1,500-$2,500
Lot 230 - Lana Terzi, Francesco. Magisterium naturae, et artis. Opus physico-mathematicum. $4,000-$6,000
Lot 236 - Clark, Roland. Roland Clark's Etchings. $3,500-$4,500
Lot 267 - Yamanaka, Sadajiro. To-so Seikwa: Select Relics of the T'ang and the Sung Dynasties from the Collections in Europe and America. $1,000-$1,500![[John Dunlap] Father Abraham's Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord](/img/highlights/154-018.jpg)
Lot 356 - [John Dunlap] Father Abraham's Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord $2,000-$3,000
Lot 347 - Trasher, Frederic M. Chicago's Gangland Prepared by Frederic M. Trasher 1923-26. $2,000-$3,000
Lot 483 - Franz Liszt ALS. $2,000-$3,000
Lot 349 - Whitfield, Edwin. View of Illinois and Michigan Central Depot &c. From the Corner of Madison St. and Michigan Avenue. $2,000-$3,000
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Download PDFThe Magic Collection of Rüdiger Deutsch
This October, Potter & Potter is excited to present the first auction of magic from the collection of German historian, builder, and performer Rüdiger Deutsch. Mr. Deutsch's collection was considered one of the great assemblages of magic apparatus of the modern era.
In addition to the masterful mechanical props he constructed (only when he could not obtain the originals - many of which will be sold), the auction includes Houdini artifacts, broadsides, rare props from the factories of Willmann, Conradi, and their German counterparts, and apparatus of every description, from the smallest gimmicks to automata, and stage illusions.
Following the wishes of Rüdiger and Ute Deutsch, the proceeds of the auction will be donated to Shining Eyes, a medical charity and hospital that operates in Bengal.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery October 24—25, 10—5pm.
Auction Highlights
Lot 136 - Crystal Ball Casket. Ca. 1890 $800-$1,200
Lot 274 - Robot Head Spirit Bell. German, ca. 1930 $1,000-$1,500
Lot 446 - Portrait of a Young Houdini, Inscribed and Signed. Ca. 1900. $2,500-$3,500
Lot 480 - Hyronimus Scotto Medal Recasting. Antique recasting, 18/19th century. $1,000-$2,000
Lot 94 - Double Card Wheel/Card Clock. European, ca. 1920. $400-$600
Lot 1 - Automatic Billiard Ball Ladder. Rüdiger Deutsch, ca. 2000. $2,500-$3,500
Lot 280 - McElroy Talking Skull. Abbott’s Magic Novelty Co., ca. 1939. $1,000-$1,500
Lot 299 - Watch Mirror. German, ca. 1900. $800-$1,200
Lot 169 - Edler Box. Divination Trick. Vienna: ca. 1935. $400-$600
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Circus • Sideshow • Oddities
Featuring the circus collection of Dave & Mary Jane Price, our November sale is slated to include nearly 1000 vintage circus posters, plus costumes, model circus trains, and other relics from bygone wonder-shows. The circus collectibles will be complemented by an array of unusual, uncommon, and unbelievable oddities, sideshow memorabilia, banners, photographs, taxidermy, and relics of the "believe it or not" variety. Highlights include Tom Thumb memorabilia, sideshow electric chairs and props, and big, bold banners from the masters of the form.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery November 14—15, 10—5pm.
Auction Highlights
Annie Oakley Cabinet Card Photograph $600-$900
Original Wire Photo of Ruth Snyder’s Execution by Electrocution at Sing Sing Prison $1,000-$1,500
Western Union Telegram Sent on the Eve of Albert Fish’s Execution from Sing Sing Prison’s Chief of Staff, Dr. Charles C. Sweet $500-$700
Wild Bill Hickok, Texas Jack Omohundro, and Buffalo Bill CDV $3,500-$4,500
Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull Cabinet Card Photograph $1,400-$1,800
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DISNEY
December's Disney auction features collectibles gathered from the famed theme parks around the globe. Lots include posters, costumes & uniforms, signage, original drawings, blueprints, animation art, park maps & memorabilia, and much more.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery December 12—13, 10—5pm.