Upcoming Auctions

This fourth and final sale from the Dawes collection features posters, prints, books, and props. Items from the careers and lives of every famous magician of the last 100 years. These objects from the Dawes collection material will be complemented by rare and unusual apparatus, ephemera, and posters from a host of other magic collections. 

Our auction this fall will feature an expansive selection of travel and airline posters, including desirable Pan Am posters. The sale will also include American and European advertising posters from the 19th century on, with highlights to include designs by Privat-Livemont, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Cappiello. We will round out the sale with posters in a variety of categories including theater, magic, sports, music, and politics and activism. 

This November, Potter and Potter is proud to present two vast collections of books and artwork from Dr. George D. Lacy and Louis A. Irmo. These marvelous collections feature fine and rare modern firsts, Americana, autographs and manuscripts, illustrated books, and original artwork. Several of these items represent once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for the discerning collector. Featured lots include original paintings by Norman Lindsay, rare books signed by Lindsay, Lionel and Jack Lindsay, first editions signed by Isaac Asimov, a fine first edition of I, Robot, an archive of an interview with Arthur C. Clarke with autograph material by him, a fine first edition of Dune, rare Civil War titles, Cartes des Visite for John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln and others, and a rare Cabinet Card photograph of the notorious Andersonville Prison, one of only seven photos of this prison taken during the Civil War. We look forward to seeing you on November 20!

Our Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and Outsider Art sale features works from all time periods and categories. The sale includes 22 lots by the well-known Outsider artist Purvis Young. Other Outsider works include major works by Lee Godie with attached elements including a photo sewn to canvas with the artist’s hair. The sale continues with lots associated with Charles and Ray Eames, prints by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Howard Hodgkin, and a fun little invite signed by Robert Motherwell. In Fine Art we offer water themed works by Paul Lauritz, a schooner by Howard Sprague and The Rush Gatherer - Kutenai orotone by Edward Curtis. In Folk Art we have two exceptional 20th century examples of tattoo flash, a nice grouping of quilts, and two intricate marquetry tables along with much more in all categories.