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Press Releases
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Fine Books & Collections
Steinbeck Rarities, Einstein Letters, and Ricky Jay Collection: Auction Preview
At Potter & Potter on Saturday, October 28, The Ricky Jay Collection, Part II, in 323 lots.
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Auction Central News
Magician Ricky Jay’s collection back for Part II sale at Potter & Potter Oct. 28
Potter & Potter’s second sale from the collection of the peerless Ricky Jay (1946-2018), magician, author, actor, curator, lecturer and scholar-historian, is scheduled for Saturday, October 28.
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Fine Books & Collections
Keep Calm and Carry On Leads Potter & Potter Vintage Poster Sale
Potter & Potter Auctions’ Vintage Posters Sale on November 10 will feature important vintage to antique posters in categories including travel and destinations, advertising, entertainment, propaganda, and modern design.
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Fine Books & Collections
Rare Antarctic Books Top Nobu Shirase Expedition Auction
With noteworthy publications and antique materials related to exploration, travel, and the polar regions, Potter & Potter Auctions’ 430 lot Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection of Chet Ross Sale made a total of $630,000.
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Auction Daily
Hocus Pocus: Potter & Potter Auctions’ Ricky Jay Collection Part II Sale
Potter & Potter Auctions of Chicago, IL will present its Ricky Jay Collection Part II sale on October 28, 2023.
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Antiques & Auction News
Coin-Op and Advertising Sale Rings Up Nearly $400,000
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of this 700-plus lot sale held on Sept. 22.
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Auction Central News
Japan‘s Antarctic expedition history highlighted at Potter & Potter’s Oct. 12 sale
CHICAGO — A treasure trove of historic materials related to the Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1912 comes to market at Potter & Potter Auctions on Thursday, October 12.
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Press Releases
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Antiques Trade Gazette
Houdini ready to wow the crowds in Bolton
The sale of Vintage & Modern Magic at Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) in Chicago on August 26 included this original theatre contract signed by Erik Weisz, the man better known as Harry Houdini (1874-1926).
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Auction Central News
Potter & Potter conjures amazing results for its Vintage & Modern Magic sale
Magical numbers were achieved in Potter & Potter’s Vintage & Modern Magic sale on August 26, with Harry Houdini, posters from the Golden Age of stage magic and a David Copperfield television-used prop all selling above their estimates.
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Fine Books & Collections
Magicana Letter Archive Leads Ricky Jay Collection Sale
An archive of correspondence between magician Karl Germain and his assistant Paul Fleming is the top lot in the upcoming Ricky Jay Collection Part II sale at Potter & Potter Auctions.
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Antiques & Auction News
Materials Used In Interactive Illusion From "The Magic Of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live The Dream" TV Special Sold For $36,000
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of this 379-lot sale held on Aug. 26.
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Fine Books & Collections
Antarctic Explorer Nobu Shirase's Personal Military Textbooks to Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions’ 'Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection of Chet Ross Sale' will be held on October 12 featuring his historic collection of publications plus other materials related to exploration, travel, and the polar regions.
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