Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of a 378-lot sale held on Aug. 16. All prices noted include the auction houses 20 percent buyers premium. The top lot, an association copy of Harry Houdinis (born Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) Magical Rope Ties & Escapes, sold for a page turning $50,400. This first edition was published in London by Will Goldston in 1922. It was owned by Houdinis wife, Beatrice, and included her signed bookplate tipped in, and above this, a small silver print bust portrait of Houdini. This illustration was inscribed and signed by Houdini to his wife: To my darling sweet heart wife / Harry Houdini / May 20 - 1914. The sale featured materials from the lifelong collection of pop culture phenomenon George Kresge (American, 1935-2024), an internationally famous performer who could read thoughts. A collection of The Amazing Kreskins diaries and datebooks traded hands at $18,000. The group included seven bound volumes from 1947, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1965, and 1973. All told a revealing (if scattered) record of a life spent in show business, dating from Kreskins formative years through some of his most prominent and successful in the 1970s. An apparatus known as Multiplying Bottles/Battle of the Bottles sold for $20,400. Made in London by Ken Brooke in the 1980s, the classic comedy routine involved a bottle and glass magically transposing locations under two tubes, ending in the production of many bottles from the tubes. The lot included a custom folding wooden wine crate crafted by Alan Zagorsky of Owen Magic Supreme, a folding waiters stand and tray for the performance, and a padded ATA case for the folding box, bottles, and glasses. Kresges eyeglass frame collection conjured $15,600. The group consisted of 21 pairs of mostly acetate frames, with styles including oversized, cat eye, and browline frames in black, tortoise shell, and gradient variations. These were featured in many of Kreskins TV appearances and stage performances. At the risk of sounding cliche, I knew the sale would be a big success by the time lot one had eclipsed its high estimate by eight times. From the get-go, it was obvious that Kreskins fame was on full display in the auction room. And that enthusiasm carried through to the remainder of the lots in the auction. It was an exciting event, remarked Gabe Fajuri, president of Potter & Potter Auctions. To learn more, email Fajuri at gabe@potterauctions.com.