Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of a 438-lot sale held on Feb 15. It featured premier offerings from the collection of Alfred Dawes (British, 19252023), a recognized authority on the history of magic. It was the third sale held of the Dawes collection. All prices noted include the auction houses buyers premium. The top lot in this sale was #1, a Robert-Houdin Mystery Clock, which was estimated at $10,000-$15,000 and made $45,600. Manufactured in the 1840s, 17.75 inches tall, in an ormolu-decorated bronze case, clear glass dial with a single arrow shaped hand, it had been purchased by David Copperfield at auction in Paris and was obtained by Dr. Dawes from Copperfield in trade for a rare Chung Ling Soo billboard lithograph which now hangs in the International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts in Las Vegas, Nev. Speaking of the magician Chung Ling Soo (b. William E. Robinson, 18611918), stage used throw-out coils, estimated at $500-$1,000, sold for a strong $33,600. These ca. 1917 coils had a 2-inch diameter and were bound together with black silk ribbon terminating in a thick pull tab. In performance, these would cascade out over the stage when thrown by the performer. This lot of apparatus was accompanied by a handwritten note of provenance stating, Coil taken from Chung Ling Soo After Fatal Shooting at Wood Green Empire Mar. 1918. Adelaide Herrmanns (18531942) Adelaide Herrmann, estimated at $5,000-$10,000, realized $22,800. This one-sheet, 40-by-30 inches linen backed portrait of the Queen of Magic was published in both Cincinnati and New York by The Strobridge Litho. Co. around 1905. It featured a portrait of the performer at the center, with vignettes flanking the likeness, including a depiction of her signature Aerial Suspension illusion. This rare example was the first of its type offered by Potter & Potter Auctions. A cabinet of card tricks was estimated at $1,500-$2,500 and traded hands at $15,600. The fine mahogany cabinet was produced in London by A.W. Gamage in the 1890s. It featured a plush-lined hinged lid, decorative brass hardware, and numerous interior compartments to accommodate various trick decks of cards and individually gimmicked or prepared pasteboards. The lot included a copy of Hoffmanns bijou book Card Tricks Made Easy, which was published in London by Warne in the 1880s. Okitos (b. Tobias Bamberg, 1875-1963) OKITO was estimated at $5,000-$10,000 and realized $12,000. It was published in Paris by Catscha around 1930. This linen-backed, half-length portrait lithograph of the Dutch magician measured 63-by-47.25 inches and pictured him dressed in a finely embroidered robe with a peacock feather-accented hat. This poster was printed in very limited numbers at the peak of the performers career. This final sale from the Dawes collection was one for the record books. A true white glove sale with almost all pre-sale estimates left in the dust, followed up Gabe Fajuri, president of Potter & Potter Auctions, after the auction. To learn more, visit www.potterauctions.com.