The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Unusual relics were the hallmark of Ricky Jay's storied collection. This second auction from his archives features an astonishing array of the fantastic, the funny, and the flabbergasting. Prices Realized

Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition: the Collection of Chet Ross

We are pleased to announce the sale of Chet Ross's Japanese Antarctic Expedition collection. Ross authored the first and only bibliography about the expedition, discovering over 50 publications related to Shirase and the JAE which now for the first time are coming across the auction block. Prices Realized

Coin-Op & Advertising

This sale featured a wide range of machines, including scarce examples in the vending and arcade categories, along with trade stimulators to slot machines of every description, dating from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. Prices Realized

Vintage & Modern Magic

Highlights of our August sale included a rare one-sheet poster advertising Servais LeRoy, a strong offering of Houdiniana, including inscribed and signed books, an assortment of magic books, and rare ephemera. Prices Realized

Firsts: The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley

We are pleased to announce the sale of Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine's co-Publishers and Editors, Robin and Kathryn Smiley's collection of modern firsts of literature, mystery & detective fiction, and western literature. Prices Realized

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Our annual sale of the unusual, the amazing, and the bizarre featured a wide range of amazing antique objects, from classic vintage lithographs (and the maquettes used to design them), to remarkable cabinet cards and photographs, sideshow banners, and fairground art, including carousel animals and horses. Prices Realized

Outsider, Folk and Fine Art

Our June auction of Outsider, Folk and Fine Art featured a rare canvas work by Chicago street artist Lee Godie, works by Finster, Sudduth, Tolliver, Willis, and many other outsider stars. The auction also featured sideshow banners, carousel animals, American folk art, quilts and eccentric anonymous paintings and sculptures. Prices Realized

Summer Magic Auction

Our summer sale was an extravaganza of vintage and modern magic apparatus, featuring further selections from the collections of Jim Deloach and William Trotter. Rarities from the shops of P&L, Abbott's, Collector's Workshop, Thayer, Okito, and others will cross the block. Prices Realized

Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection

Our summer book sale featured the important collection of drug literature from the esteemed psychopharmacologist, Ronald K. Siegel. Prices Realized

Gambling Memorabilia

Potter & Potter's annual gambling memorabilia auction featured a vast array of material in all branches of the hobby, from scarce playing cards, to books on cards and cheating, and thousands of casino and poker chips and sets. Prices Realized

A Study in Sherlock: The Curious Collection of Robert Hess Part I

This was the first sale from Robert Hess's collection of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. High spots in every category related to these two subjects included original illustration art, first editions, signed photos, and archives of letters. Prices Realized

Houdiniana

From remarkable unpublished personal documents and props from his storied career, to personal relics from Houdini's home in Harlem, our April sale of Houdiniana was an offering of historical significance. Prices Realized

Pop Culture & Collectibles

From comic books and rock memorabilia, to movie posters, vintage toys, trading cards, and Disneyana, the auction featured highlights from nearly every corner of American twentieth century pop culture. Prices Realized

Vintage Posters

Potter & Potter opened the spring season with an eclectic offering of over 500 vintage posters, spanning the Golden Age of travel, nineteenth and twentieth century advertising, propaganda, and more. Prices Realized

The Ricky Jay Collection

This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera. Prices Realized

Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

Our first book sale of the year features high spots in all categories. The sci–fi and horror session includes a near complete collection of Arkham House titles, many from the famous Richard Manney collection. Prices Realized

Coin-Op, Advertising & Breweriana

Our first auction of 2023 featured a host of coin operated machines in a range of collecting categories, from slots and trade stimulators to rare vending machines, and arcade games alike. Prices Realized

Winter Magic Auction

Our winter sale of magicana includes a diverse offering of magic apparatus from the collections of William Trotter, Jim DeLoach, and Bill Taylor, as well as choice Houdiniana, posters, and a strong selection of collectible and antiquarian books. Prices Realized

Fine & Outsider Art

Potter & Potter's inaugural Fine & Outsider Art sale featured prints, paintings, and mixed media works from Picasso, Chagall, and their contemporaries, as well as a diverse array of outsider art by Howard Finster, Mose Tolliver, and Purvis Young. Prices Realized

Historical Memorabilia & Americana

Our November sale features historical memorabilia and Americana in a diverse range of categories. Highlights include rare relics of the suffrage movement, civil rights ephemera and posters, early cased photographic images, and Civil War relics. Prices Realized

Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part III

Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

Our fall book sale will be a major high spot for the department this year. We are offering several items that are only found institutionally including a presentation copy of the Bodley Head Ulysses signed by Joyce and a book owned by Ernest Shackleton that was taken by him on the Nimrod Expedition. Prices Realized

The Zweifel Circus Collection

Our September sale features the remarkable circus archives of John & Jan Zweifel. Lifelong circus fans and collectors, the Zweifels' archives were home to tens of thousands of documents, photographs, and relics, including correspondence and memorabilia, as well as circus and wild west costumes, posters, and banners. Prices Realized

Fall Magic Auction (Online-Only)

Our fall sale of magicana features 300 lots including an array of apparatus (both vintage and modern), ephemera, and collectible books, as well as the magic props and memorabilia from the career of the noted sleight-of-hand magician David Roth. Prices Realized