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The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins • Part II
Our June auction is the second of four sales from the important and historically significant magic collection of Jim Rawlins. Highlights include memorabilia from the careers of Alexander Herrmann, Harry Houdini, and their contemporaries. A strong selection of vintage and modern magic apparatus will make up a majority of the sale.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery June 27—28, 10—5pm.
Auction Highlights
Billiard Ball Stand
Alexander Herrmann Cigar Box $2,500-$3,500
Clown Magician Musical Automaton by Lambert $8,000-$12,000
Harry Kellar's Coffee & Milk Trick $3,000-$5,000
Buatier de Kolta Photograph Signed by his Wife $800-$1,200
Houdini Shelton Pool Escape Invitation - Signed $2,000-$3,000
Harry Jansen The Three Graces Poster $2,000-$3,000
Jarrett Magic - First Edition - Signed copy $1,500-$2,000
Die to Flower Tray $400-$600
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Pop Culture
From vintage toys to comics, movie posters to trains, radio premiums to music memorabilia, sports cards to pedal cars, this sale features hundreds of lots - and thousands of items - in virtually every genre of twentieth pop culture.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery July 25—26, 10—5pm.
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Automata: Life and Other Illusions
Our August sale features the automaton collection of Michael Kam. Over 150 vintage and modern mechanical marvels will go on the block, including rare and unusual examples by Vichy, Lambert, Phalbois, and their contemporaries. Fine and unique examples by modern makers of these intricate living sculptures will also be represented. The automatons will be complemented by a selection of kinetic art, puppets, and associated objects.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. Previews will be held in our gallery August 22—23, 10—5pm.