Auction Reports
Potter and Potter Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards
- Auction Date
- 02/19/2026 - 02/19/2026
- Sale Number
- #21926
- Total Lots
- 326
- Sold Lots
- 291.0
- Lots Sold
- 89.26%
- Unsold Lots
- 35
- Total Sales (USD)
- 154,188.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 86,365.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 139,600.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 97,845.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 158,925.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 97.02%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | James Y. Humphreys "Seminole Wars" Playing Cards |
ca. 1819 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 | |
| 5 | Brick (12) of Jerry's Nugget Playing Cards |
ca. 1980s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,750.00 | |
| 125 | [TAROT]. Martin Dupont Belgian Tarot cards |
18th century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,500.00 | |
| 192 | Three antique Parker Bros. war games |
late 19th/early 20th century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 4,250.00 | |
| 26 | A. Dougherty "Murphy Varnish" Transformation Playing Cards |
ca. 1883 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 | |
| 126 | [TAROT]. Marseilles Tarot cards |
ca. 19th century | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 41 | [BOXING]. Game of Boxing |
1923 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 171 | Game of Sky Riders |
ca. 1940 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,375.00 | |
| 13 | L.I. Cohen Playing Cards |
ca. 1840 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 19 | [CIVIL WAR]. American Card Co. Union Playing Cards |
1862 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 157 | Pair of boys' war games |
-1898 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 98 | Michigan Souvenir Playing Cards |
ca. 1900 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 323 | [PUZZLES]. Collection of over 150 puzzle booklets |
late 19th century to mid-20th century | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 11 | Caleb Bartlett American Manufacture Playing Cards |
ca. 1830s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 198 | The West Point Cadet Game |
ca. 1900 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 322 | [PUZZLES]. Nuts to Crack. Group of 6 puzzle prints |
Circa mid-19th century | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 40 | The National Card Co. Apollo No. 33 Playing Cards (baseball backs) |
ca. 1890 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 200 | Zippy Zepps Air Game |
ca. 1925 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 155 | The Amusing Game of Kilkenny Cats |
ca. 1890 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 31 | Grandebes "Cartes a Rire" Transformation Playing Cards |
ca. 1819 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
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