Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce it's next public auction:
A selection of rare magicana from the collection of Jay Marshall.
This sale will include what is perhaps some of the best material from the late great collector/magician's legendary holdings.
Most of the items will be offered at no reserve.
The auction will include genuinely rare and historically significant ephemera, books, apparatus, scrapbooks, posters and memorabilia.
Magicians represented in the sale include:
-Houdini
-Howard Thurston
-Harry Kellar
-Charles Bertram
-Alexander, Adelaide & Leon Herrmann
-T. Nelson Downs
-The Great Lafayette
-Dai Vernon
-John Henry Anderson
-Arnold DeBierre
...and many, many more
The auction is scheduled for Sunday, April 26th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield Hotel, Schaumburg, Illinois.
All attendees of the Magic Collectors' Weekend convention (scheduled for April 23-25, also at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield - visit www.squashpublishing.com for details) will receive a complimentary auction catalog - a $25 value - with their registration for the convention.
Further information and details will be posted at www.potterauctions.com as they become available.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc.
1719 W. Leland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
potterauctions@gmail.com
Breaking News - Jay Marshall Auction - April 26th
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Re: Breaking News - Jay Marshall Auction - April 26th
The auction catalog is now available for purchase at www.porterauctions.com, and can be browsed at www.liveauctioneers.com. Hard copies begin shipping on Monday, March 30th.
Catalogs will be provided free to all attendees of the 40th Annual Magic Collectors' Weekend, held on the days preceding the sale.
Catalogs will be provided free to all attendees of the 40th Annual Magic Collectors' Weekend, held on the days preceding the sale.
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Re: Breaking News - Jay Marshall Auction - April 26th
Update: the entire catalog can be browsed on our website in PDF form. Click here: http://www.potterauctions.com/Potter%26 ... talog.html
Browse lot-by-lot and place absentee bids on our partner website, by clicking here:
www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/18600
Note to bidders: register and bid early to avoid disappointment and the potential lag in live, real-time Internet bidding (or better yet, attend the sale in person).
Browse lot-by-lot and place absentee bids on our partner website, by clicking here:
www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/18600
Note to bidders: register and bid early to avoid disappointment and the potential lag in live, real-time Internet bidding (or better yet, attend the sale in person).
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Re: Breaking News - Jay Marshall Auction - April 26th
I just received my catalog and it is great! Without a doubt this is their best effort to date. If you collect, you should get it. And if you collect magic, there is a very good chance there is something in the catalog for you. :)
Please visit my website.
http://houdinihimself.com/
I buy,sell + trade Houdini, Hardeen items.
http://houdinihimself.com/
I buy,sell + trade Houdini, Hardeen items.
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Re: Breaking News - Jay Marshall Auction - April 26th
Prices realized have been posted at http://www.potterauctions.com/Potter%26 ... lized3.pdf