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Potter & Potter Auctions
5001 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
United States
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Steiff, Toys & Pop Culture
This auction will open with several hundred pieces of vintage and modern Steiff bears and other animals, drawn from advanced collections in Chicago and across the country. Prices Realized
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Fall Magic Auction (Online-Only)
Our September magic auction will be a bibliophile's delight. Featuring a strong selection of antiquarian titles from the library of Giovanni "Roxy" Pasqua, the sale will feature works from the seventeenth century to the present day, among them classics by Bosco, modern presentation copies and deluxe editions, and related works. Prices Realized
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
Our summer book sale with feature high spots in a range of categories. The auction will commence with a choice selection of early exploration titles including polar, atlases, and Americana. Prices Realized
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Disneyana / Pop Culture
This auction promises nearly 900 lots of Disneyana and pop culture memorabilia. The first session will focus on Disney memorabilia, with featured lots including park attraction posters, cast member uniforms and costumes, maps, collectibles, and artwork. Prices Realized
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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Several fine collections make up this year’s auction, including one of our largest offerings to date of vintage circus and sideshow photographs, banners, and posters, as well as show memorabilia, books and autographs, and an array of bizarre and unusual objects. Prices Realized
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Summer Magic Auction
Our June sale of magicana brought an array of ephemera dating to the Victorian era and beyond, features props and memorabilia from the careers of many heroes of magic, includes a wide array of choice and concludes with the third offering vintage and modern magic apparatus from the collection and workshop of Rüdiger Deutsch. Prices Realized
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Coin-Op & Advertising
Our annual coin-op auction features vintage and rare machines of all varieties including gumball, vending, slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. Advertising signs, figures, and posters will also be offered. Prices Realized
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Vintage Posters, Prints & Works on Paper
In this sale, we will offer a strong mix of postwar American and European travel posters for airlines, railroads, ocean liners, and tourist destinations around the globe. Prices Realized
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Spring Magic Auction: The Collection of Bill Trotter
This April, we present the first auction from the remarkable magic collection of Bill Trotter. Assembling what is unquestionably one of the largest gatherings of contemporary magic props in America, Bill's dedication to developing his collection will be evident in every lot of the sale. Prices Realized
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
Our first rare book auction of 2021 will feature an array of literary classics, with choice selections from the pens of hard-boiled authors and detective fiction including Sherlockiana. Prices Realized
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Select Secrets: Rare & Important Magicana
Our first magic auction of 2021 will be the first of its kind for Potter & Potter: a closely-curated selection of rare and important magicana. Just over 100 lots will go on the block, but what the auction will lack in quantity it will more than make up for in quality. Prices Realized
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Ante Up: Gambling Memorabilia
In our first auction of the new year, we present casino chips, poker sets, and gambling memorabilia from the collection of the late Robert Eisenstadt. Prices Realized
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Winter Magic Auction
Our winter magic sale features apparatus and relics from the workshops and showroom of Owen Magic Supreme. Tracing its beginnings to the days of Floyd Thayer, Owen Magic maintained an impeccably high standard of quality and innovation in the construction of magic apparatus and illusions, for every major performer in the industry. Prices Realized
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Magic Auction for NEMCA
This auction is conducted in conjunction with the Yankee Gathering - a bi-annual magic history conference organized by the New England Magic Collectors Association. Prices Realized
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Vintage Posters, Prints & Works on Paper
Our November sale will feature hundreds of vintage posters, with a heavy focus on vintage travel posters, but also including highlights in the following categories: entertainment and music, circus, war and propaganda, sports, and film. Prices Realized
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Magic Collection of Rudiger Deutsch: Part II
Potter & Potter is proud to present the second auction featuring the collection of Rudiger Deustch. Known as a master craftsman and consummate collector, this sale will feature many of the finely-crafted props from Deustch's own workshop, along with rarities from the showrooms and factories of Willmann, Bartl, and Conradi. Prices Realized
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
Our monumental fall sale will feature nearly 1,000 lots in a broad range of categories, among them exploration, natural history, and early Americana. Strong sections of modern firsts and livres d’artiste will also cross the block. Prices Realized
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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Hundreds of vintage circus posters - from the heyday of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey - will go on the block in our annual Circus, Sideshow & Oddities sale. Complimenting the stone lithographs of Strobridge and its contemporaries will be an eclectic assortment of unusual and macabre collectibles. Prices Realized
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September Magic Auction Online
Our September online-only magic auction features finely bound books and antiquarian titles, a strong selection of Karl Fulves publications, Ed Marlo's personal library of his own published works, choice ephemera, and collectible contemporary magic props from several well-respected and sought-after builders. Prices Realized
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Coin-Op & Advertising
Our August sale will feature hundreds of coin-operated machines in every popular category, from early and rare vending machines to slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. Prices Realized
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Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins Part IV
This will be the fourth and concluding sale of the vast magic collection of Jim Rawlins. Fine selections of magic apparatus, posters, props and memorabilia, and ephemera have been reserved for the final sale. Prices Realized
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Eclectible Collectibles
Something for everyone? Yes, indeed. Our June sale will include a nearly-alphabetical listing of collectibles and antiques, from autographs to baseball cards and sports collectibles, comic books, as well as vintage magic tricks, circus posters, and Steiff animals. Prices Realized
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May Magic Auction
Our May auction features a strong selection of Houdiniana - including rare postcards, signed photographs, early letters, programs, and memorabilia. Prices Realized
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Fine Books and Manuscripts
Our first book auction of 2020 is set to highlight several strong sections that will include an array of Sherlockiana, fine bindings, modern first editions, and illustrated works. Prices Realized
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