Houdini poster sets record price at auction

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Houdini poster sets record price at auction

Postby JohnCox » February 4th, 2017, 4:50 pm

An original 1912 poster for Houdini's Water Torture Cell sold for a whopping $114,000 (including 20% buyers premium) at Potter & Potter's The Golden Age of Magic Posters, Part II auction today.

According to those in the know, this is first time any magic poster has broken six figures at auction.

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Re: Houdini poster sets record price at auction

Postby Dick Koornwinder » February 4th, 2017, 6:02 pm

One of my longtime favorite posters was also doing quite well! https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGT-cfgNgK/

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Re: Houdini poster sets record price at auction

Postby reburbia » February 4th, 2017, 8:23 pm

Oh...my...god....
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Re: Houdini poster sets record price at auction

Postby Leonard Hevia » February 4th, 2017, 9:38 pm

How is a poster that expensive mailed out to the winner? Is it rolled up in a tube and Fed Exed? I suppose the winner can afford to fly out to Chicago to pick it up.

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Re: Houdini poster sets record price at auction

Postby Tom Gilbert » February 5th, 2017, 8:02 am

Good question Leonard, how does it get moved? Suppose if you're spending that much, shipping cost is not a concern.

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Re: Houdini poster sets record price at auction

Postby Gordon Meyer » February 6th, 2017, 4:53 pm

There are fine art moving services that deal with high-value and hard to move paintings, sculptures, and so on. The poster is huge, and framed, so it seems like a logical guess.


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