Potter and Potter Auctions: I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin | Total Sales (USD) | 342,744.00 |
| Auction Date | August 16, 2025 - August 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 132,450.00 |
| Sale Number | #1211 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 227,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 248 | ||
| Sold Lots | 246 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 139,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 240,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 142.81% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Magical Rope Ties & Escapes. |
1922 | USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 249 | IONIA (Clementine DeVere, 1888--1973). | Ionia. L'Inspiracion. |
ca.1910 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 1 | KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024). | The Amazing Kreskin's Diaries and Datebooks. |
1940s -- 70s. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 223 | [SCRAPBOOK -- MAGIC] "Famous Conjurers 1840 -- 1920" Magic Ephemera Scrapbook. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,400.00 | ||
| 3 | KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024). | The Amazing Kreskin's Lifetime Show Archive and Records. |
1950s -- 2000s. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 4 | KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024). | Chronological Scrapbooks of The Amazing Kreskin's Career. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 9,600.00 | |
| 5 | KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024). | A Collection of Stage Performance Posters. |
20th-21st century. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 79 | CLARK, Hyla M. | The World's Greatest Magic. |
1976 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 261 | MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 -- 1917). | Maskelyne & Cooke's Marvellous Entertainment from the Egyptian Hall, London. |
ca.1880 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 353 | ERDNASE, S. W. | The Expert at the Card Table. |
1902 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 33 | GILCHRIST, Guy (b. 1957). | "Nancy" Daily Comic Strip Original Art. |
2000 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 6 | KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024). | Archive of "The Amazing Kreskin" Performance Advertisement Posters. |
20th - 21st century. | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 242 | CHUNG Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson, 1861--1918). | The Two Mysteries. Ancient and Modern. |
ca.1915 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 104 | HARBIN, Robert (1909 -- 1978). | The Magic of Robert Harbin. |
1970 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 258 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller). | Kellar. |
ca.1897 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 238 | BLACKSTONE Sr., Harry (1884--1965). | Blackstone. Big Combination. |
ca.1929 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 246 | GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, 1873 - 1939). | Horace Goldin. The Tiger God. |
ca.1910 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 197 | HENNING, Doug (1947--2000). | World of Magic / Doug Henning Stained Glass Dream Catcher. |
1980s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 237 | BLACKSTONE Sr., Harry (1884--1965). | Blackstone. Big Combination. |
ca.1928. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 267 | THURSTON, Howard (1869--1936). | Thurston the Great Magician. |
ca.1910s. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 220 | [PEPPER'S GHOST] Eleven Patents for Pepper's Ghost Improvements and Related Optical Effects. |
1900s -- 20s. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 34 | HART, John Lewis (1931 - 2007). | B.C. Comic Strip Original Art. |
1991 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 204 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Portrait Postcard Signed by Houdini. |
Circa 1920. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 361 | MEYER, Joseph E. (1878-1950). | Protection. The Sealed Book. |
1908 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 14 | KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024). | Kreskin Press and Publicity Collection. |
Bulk 21st century. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
