Vintage Posters
MAY 15, 2021 • This sale will offer a strong mix of postwar American and European travel posters for airlines, railroads, ocean liners, and tourist destinations around the globe. A section of art books, prints, and graphic ephemera will round out the sale.
Spring Magic Auction
April 24, 2021 This spring, we present the first auction from the remarkable magic collection of Bill Trotter. The sale will also feature near-complete runs of props made by Mel Babcock and Chance Wolf, to giant gatherings of props built by Owen Magic Supreme, John McKinven, Michael Baker, and other modern craftsmen.
Fine Books & Manuscripts
MARCH 13, 2021 • Our first rare book auction of 2021 featured an array of literary classics, with choice selections from the pens of hard-boiled authors and detective fiction including Sherlockiana.
Coin-Op & Advertising
MAY 29, 2021 • Our annual coin-op auction will feature vintage and rare machines of all varieties including gumball, vending, slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. Advertising signs, figures, and posters of every description will also be offered.
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Potter & Potter's Retail Store. Shop now for vintage magic, gambling, circus, and oddities. Our inventory includes used, rare, and out-of-print books, along with vintage magic posters, photographs, magic tricks, playing cards, and more.
Upcoming Auction
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Download PDFSpring Magic Auction
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. From near-complete runs of props made by Mel Babcock and Chance Wolf, to giant gatherings of props built by Owen Magic Supreme, John McKinven, Michael Baker, and other modern craftsmen (and a few magic factories, too), anyone seeking uncommon, unusual, or uncommonly well-made magic constructed in the last fifty years is sure to find a useable prop or choice collectible in this auction.
Catalogs ship approximately three weeks prior to the auction
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Download PDFVintage Posters
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. These will be complemented by a broad selection of posters in other categories including advertising, French Art Nouveau and La Belle Epoque, war and propaganda, circus, magic, movies, music, and entertainment. Finally, a section of fine art, illustration art, art books, prints, and graphic ephemera will round out the sale.
Highlights include a set of Mucha's "Four Seasons" panels of 1896; Cassandre's 1928 "Statendam" cruise line poster; numerous airline posters by David Klein; and a "blaze line" painting by the Australian artist Tim Storrier.
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Coin-Op & Advertising
Our annual coin-op auction will feature vintage and rare machines of all varieties including gumball, vending, slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. Advertising signs, figures, and posters of every description will also be offered.
Selections of gambling memorabilia, including advertising playing cards, poker sets and casino chips from the collection of Robert Eisenstadt, will conclude the sale.
Consignment deadline: March 19