Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia, 1179, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 13, 2024 - April 13, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. |
New York | 1908 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 2 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Buried Alive! Egyptian Fakirs Outdone. Master Mystifier. Houdini. |
Cleveland | ca.1924. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 5 | [HOUDINI IMITATOR] CLEMPERT, John (1878 -- 1940). | Clempert's Thrilling Adventures. |
Birmingham | ca.1910. | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 6 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Portrait of Houdini and his Brother Leopold Weiss. |
Circa 1920. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,400.00 | |
| 12 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Early Houdini Signed Postcard. |
1901 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 13 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Inscribed and Signed RPPC of Houdini in Chains. |
London | ca.1904. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 14 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | RPPC of Houdini, Inscribed and Signed. |
London | ca.1904. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 16 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Playing Card Autographed by Houdini. |
Circa 1910s. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 17 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Real photo portrait postcard of Mr. & Mrs. Houdini. |
1909 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,800.00 | |
| 18 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Signed Portrait of Harry Houdini. |
Harrisburg | ca.1909. | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 19 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Signed Photograph of Houdini Piloting his Biplane. |
[Australia] | 1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 20 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Houdini Stanhope Lens Viewer. |
France | ca.1911. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 21 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Signed RPPC of Houdini, With Lengthy Inscription. |
USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 | ||
| 22 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Houdini TLS on Pictorial Letterhead. |
1912 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 23 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Carbon TLS from Houdini to the Chicago Breeze. |
Dated Jan 16 | 1916 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 24 | [HOUDINI]. BENOV, Paul. | Three Typewritten and Published Articles on Houdini. |
1946 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 25 | [HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)]. | Typed Manuscript Regarding Fraudulent Spirit Mediums with Holographic Corrections. |
Dated May 10 | 1923 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 26 | [HOUDINI] Diving Suit Patent Correspondence. |
1917 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,140.00 | ||
| 27 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Harry Houdini Jail Cell Photograph. |
Los Angeles | 1918 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 28 | [HOUDINI] Portrait Postcard of Lila Lee, Inscribed by Houdini. |
Circa 1919. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 | ||
| 29 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Portrait Postcard of Houdini, Inscribed and Signed. |
Circa 1919. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 30 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Signed Bust Portrait RPPC of Houdini. |
1921 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,320.00 | |
| 31 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Signed Houdini New York Hippodrome Program. |
New York | 1919 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 32 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | The Grim Game Promotional Brochure. |
New York | 1919 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 33 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Portrait of Harry Houdini. |
Circa 1920. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
