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    Potter & Potter Auctions

    5001 W. Belmont Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60641
    United States

    (773) 472-1442 | info@potterauctions.com
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    • Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography by Potter & Potter Auctions
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      Glimpses: Vintage, Fine, and Vernacular Photography

      This diverse sale - made up of fine, vintage, and vernacular photographs - will focus closely on the snapshot. Once considered mere "fabrics of yesteryear," these fleeting images have been recently reclaimed by the collecting community, and appreciated for their candid, historical, and visual depth. But all genres of photographs will be represented, with featured lots to include space and NASA material, sideshow cabinet cards, fine art photos, and vernacular works of all types. This sale was co-curated by Eric Robbins and Greg Rivera.

      Start: Thu, Jul 23, 11:00AM EDT
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      Start: Thu, Jul 23, 11:00AM EDT
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      • (Headless Trick Photograph) Glass Plate Negative. Early 20th Century.
      • [BOWERY, Leigh (1961 - 1994)]. GREER, Fergus. (b. 1964). Leigh Bowery, 1991. 
      • Penntthi Sammallahti Vuokkiniemi, Karelia, Russia, 1991.
      • Amusing Spirit Photograph. Brighton, late 19th century.
      • WATKINS, Carleton (American, 1829-1916) 15 Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, John Muir, San Francisco, etc. Circa 1880s.
      Jul 23
      11:00AM EDT
      Start: Thu, Jul 23, 11:00AM EDT
    • Modern Magic Masters by Potter & Potter Auctions
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      Modern Magic Masters

      This auction features relics, posters, books, and props from the shows, collections and workshops of modern magic masters. Included are items owned or used by The Amazing Johnathan, Johnny Thompson, and Tom Mullica. Purchase Catalog

      Start: Sat, Aug 15, 11:00AM EDT
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      Start: Sat, Aug 15, 11:00AM EDT
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      • Harry and Bess Houdini Presentation Handcuffs and Key.
      • Cannonball Vase.
      • MORETTO, Toni (1929 - 2011). The Great Tomsoni & Co. Sculpture. 
      • Palladian (Germain) Lock.
      • SWISS, Jamy Ian and Johnny Thompson. The Magic of Johnny Thompson.
      Aug 15
      11:00AM EDT
      Start: Sat, Aug 15, 11:00AM EDT
    • Pre-Register Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section by Potter & Potter Auctions
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      Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

      This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Also crossing the block will be assorted memorabilia from New York's punk rock headquarters, CBGB. Hey-ho, let's go!

      Start: Thu, Aug 20, 11:00AM EDT
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      Start: Thu, Aug 20, 11:00AM EDT
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      • The Sex Pistols / God Save the Queen. 1977.
      • FULLER, Larry. Ebon #1 (Trimmed). San Francisco: San Francisco Comic Book Co., 1970.
      • It's Anarchy in the U.K. Tour Starring / The Sex Pistols. 1976.
      • Sex Pistols at the Longhorn Ballroom Ticket Stub. Jan. 10, 1978.
      • [POSTERS]. [BLACK PANTHERS]. Carl Lives! Carl Hampton Was a Revolutionary... [N.p., ca. 1970].
      Aug 20
      11:00AM EDT
      Start: Thu, Aug 20, 11:00AM EDT
    • Pre-Register Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia by Potter & Potter Auctions
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      Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia

      Featuring the collection of lifelong circus collector John Diesso, this auction includes heralds, couriers, and posters advertising the "greatest shows" of yesteryear. Photographs, route books, scrapbooks, and circus costumes will be also be offered, spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A wide array of early European circus posters will be sold, along with a large library of circus books of several thousand volumes.

      Start: Thu, Sep 3, 11:00AM EDT
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      Start: Thu, Sep 3, 11:00AM EDT
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      • BARNUM, P.T. (1810 - 1891). Document signed.
      • MILLIE-CHRISTINE (Millie and Christine McKoy, 1851-1912). Cabinet Card Portrait. Circa 1880s.
      • [WILD WEST]. HILL, Richmond C. A Great White Indian Chief. 1912.
      Sep 03
      11:00AM EDT
      Start: Thu, Sep 3, 11:00AM EDT
    • Pre-Register Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Paper Treasures by Potter & Potter Auctions
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      Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Paper Treasures

      Potter and Potter Auctions is honored to offer an incredible group of books, autographs, magazines, newspapers and other treasures in this exceptional premium sale. Many items represent unique, once-in-a-lifetime collecting opportunities for collectors.

      Start: Thu, Sep 10, 11:00AM EDT
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      Start: Thu, Sep 10, 11:00AM EDT
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      • [ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS]. [WILSON, William Griffith "Bill" (1895-1971)]. Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered
      Sep 10
      11:00AM EDT
      Start: Thu, Sep 10, 11:00AM EDT
    • Pre-Register Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction by Potter & Potter Auctions
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      Houdini Returns: The Centennial Auction

      Marking 100 years since the death of Harry Houdini, Potter & Potter will present a landmark sale of Houdini memorabilia on October 31, 2026 at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The sale brings to the public for the very first time 100 historic items from the collection of Kevin Connolly, many of which were personally owned by Houdini.

      Start: Sat, Oct 31, 04:00PM EDT
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      Start: Sat, Oct 31, 04:00PM EDT
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      • Houdini Welsh Brothers Circus Annotated Photograph.
      • Magic Made Easy by Harry Houdini. King of Cards…Monarch of Shackles and Handcuffs.
      • HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 - 1926). Cabinet Card Photograph of Houdini in Chains.
      • Invitation to the Final Houdini Seance.
      • Houdini Spirit Photograph.
      Oct 31
      04:00PM EDT
      Start: Sat, Oct 31, 04:00PM EDT

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