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Potter & Potter Auctions
5001 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
United States
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Literature of Legerdemain
Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Purchase Catalog
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The Games We Play: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards
Following on the heels of our 'Artifacts of Play' auction, this sale will celebrate the pastimes of yesteryear and the recent past. Prices Realized
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
Potter and Potter began the new year with a wonderful and diverse rare book sale, with superb examples of modern firsts, Americana, maps, pop-up and children's books, and so much more. Prices Realized
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Winter Magic Auction - Online Only
Our first magic auction of 2026 offered an array of collectibles in all familiar categories, from micro magic to stage tricks; and books from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first will cross the block, in addition to posters, spook show window cards, photographs, Houdiniana, and magicana of all types. Prices Realized
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Winter Magic Auction: featuring the Collection of Max Maven
Orson Welles wrote of Max Maven: "Yours is the most original mind in magic." This December, Potter & Potter is pleased to offer the very sources of information that helped supply that original mind, in the form of Max Maven's extensive collection and working library. Prices Realized
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Select Secrets
Potter & Potter's final magic auction of the year featured a closely-curated selection of magicana from the art's golden age and beyond. Prices Realized
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Contemporary, Fine, Folk and Outsider Art
Our Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and Outsider Art sale features works from all time periods and categories. The sale includes 22 lots by the well-known Outsider artist Purvis Young. Prices Realized
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Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections
This November, Potter and Potter is proud to present two vast collections of books and artwork from Dr. George D. Lacy and Louis A. Irmo. These marvelous collections feature fine and rare modern firsts, Americana, autographs and manuscripts, illustrated books, and original artwork. Prices Realized
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Vintage Posters
Our auction this fall will feature an expansive selection of travel and airline posters, including desirable Pan Am posters. Prices Realized
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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
This fourth and final sale from the Dawes collection features posters, prints, books, and props. Items from the careers and lives of every famous magician of the last 100 years. Prices Realized
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Artifacts of Play
Rare and collectible playing cards, vintage and modern puzzles, antique games and gambling items, and curiosities alike will all cross the block in this collaboration between Potter & Potter and Art of Play. Prices Realized
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Belonging: The Art of American Fraternal Societies
This auction celebrates the art, ritual objects, and ephemera of American fraternal organizations from the collection of Bruce and Julie Webb. Prices Realized
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Cabinet of Curiosities
Join us this September for an auction replete with the rare, the odd, and the unusual. From medical curiosities and tattoo flash, to sideshow imagery and carnival wheels, horror classics by Stephen King and movie posters for sci-fi thrillers, this is a seasonal sale of the macabre and the magnificent. Prices Realized
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Select Rarities: Exceptional Books & Manuscripts
This premier auction features a select group of unusual, uncommon, and choice rarities. A carefully curated offering of printed matter, autographs, and other ephemeral objects, the sale will be led by a first edition of The Book of Mormon, the most important nineteenth century religious book printed in the United States. Prices Realized
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Coin-Op & Advertising
Our summer sale is set to feature a broad range of coin-operated machines and vintage advertising featuring a range of porcelain signs, vending machines, Coca-Cola and soda pop advertising, slot machines and trade stimulators, ice cream and soda fountain collectibles, gambling collectibles, liquor and beer advertising, and more. Prices Realized
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I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin
The Amazing Kreskin was an internationally famous mentalist - a man who could read thoughts. Over the course of a career spanning eight decades, he amassed an incredible collection of arcane objects, and a vast library of books on conjuring, hypnotism, and the unusual. Prices Realized
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Fine Books & Manuscripts, featuring Mystery & Detective Literature
Our summer book auction features a wide array of modern first editions, signed books, artwork, collectibles, and literary rarities across all genres and at all collecting levels. Prices Realized
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Entertainment, Toys & Collectibles
Rare lithographs from iconic Hollywood hits will lead this sale. Also featured is a broad mix of collectibles including comic books, toys, Steiff, Star Wars toys, and Disneyana. Prices Realized
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The Salon de Magie Part IV
Our fourth sale from Ken Klosterman's fabled "museum down the mineshaft" will be a broad cross-section of conjuring collectibles. Prices Realized
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Contemporary, Fine, Folk and Outsider Art
Our Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and Outsider Art sale features works from all time periods and categories. Prices Realized
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Circus, Sideshow & Carnival
Our annual auction of circus, sideshow, and carnival collectibles takes place this May. Highlights include magnificent and rare lithographs for Buffalo Bill, Ringling Brothers, and many European circuses Prices Realized
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Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia
Relics from the shows and life of the world's most famous magician - Harry Houdini - are set to cross the block this April. Vintage stone lithographs, "challenges" made to Houdini, autographs, and a remarkable link between Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle will be highlights of the sale. Prices Realized
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Celestial & Terrestrial Exploration
This auction will feature fine books and documents regarding human exploration of the land, sea, and sky. Prices Realized
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Advertising & Coin-Op
Our first spring sale is set to feature a large and diverse advertising collection, including porcelain, litho tin, and hand-painted trade signs of all types from a noted Midwest collection. Prices Realized
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