Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 288,972.00 |
| Auction Date | April 24, 2025 - April 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 165,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #1205 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 293,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 253 | ||
| Sold Lots | 245 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 169,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.84% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 301,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 95.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | [HOUDINI] DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859 -- 1930) | Important Four-Page ALS Regarding Houdini and His Escapes. |
Circa1926. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 3 | [HOUDINI]. VIZETELLY, Frank. | A Desk-Book of 25,000 Words Frequently Mispronounced. |
1917 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 52 | [HOUDINI] DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859 -- 1930) | Important Archive of Houdini and Doyle Letters Regarding Spiritualism. Six ALS/ANSs from Doyle to retired Captain John Allen Bartlett, |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 | |
| 130 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Houdini-owned packing box challenge broadside. |
1911 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 131 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926) | 3 Shows in One. The World Famous Houdini. Master Mystifier. |
1925 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 1 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Houdini Brothers and Family Photograph. |
Circa1915. | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 4 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Buried Alive! Egyptian Fakirs Outdone. Master Mystifier. Houdini. |
ca. 1924. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 87 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Gimbel Brothers Packing Case Challenge. |
1925 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 250 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918) | Chung Ling Soo. [Peacock Feather Poster.] |
ca.1918. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 57 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Inscribed Houdini Bridge Jump Photograph. |
1907 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 80 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Portrait of Beatrice and Harry Houdini. |
1920s. | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 248 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918) | Chung Ling Soo Mysteries. A Rare Bit of Old China. |
ca. 1915 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 20 | [HOUDINI] BENNETT, Arnold. | Your United States. Impressions of a First Visit. |
1912 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,520.00 |
| 266 | THURSTON (Howard, 1869-1936) | Thurston Iasia!! Master Mystery Vanished in the Theatre's Dome Wonder Show of the Universe. |
ca.1929. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 101 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Signed Portrait of Harry Houdini. |
Circa1922. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 102 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate and Voting Trust Certificate. Engraved stock certificate for five shares to D.E. McConnell, number 1635. |
1922 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 129 | Houdini's Water Torture Cell Scale Model. |
2024 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,560.00 | |
| 19 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin and Handcuff Secrets. |
1909 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 118 | HOUDINI, Beatrice (1876 -- 1943) | Portrait of a Young Beatrice Houdini. |
Circa1894. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 98 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Autographed RPPC of Houdini. |
Circa1914. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 94 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Glass Negative of Houdini Posed at a Pier. |
Circa1909. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 95 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Glass Negative of Houdini Manacled and Chained. |
Circa1909. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 258 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 - 1922) | Kellar the Great Magician. |
1894 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 113 | [HOUDINI] Scrapbook of Houdini Ephemera and News Clippings. |
1920s-30s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,880.00 | |
| 264 | RAYMOND, Maurice (1877 -- 1944) | The Great Raymond and Company / The Weird Witches Cabinet. |
ca.1910. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
