Saturday, October 30, 2021

Houdini's belt buckle sells for $90,000


The engraved belt buckle Houdini was wearing when he went into Grace Hospital 95 years ago sold today for a whopping $90,000 (including premium) in Potter & Potter's auction of the Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I. The auction estimate of $5,000 - $10,000. The buckle comes framed with a letter of provenance from Douglas Geoffrey aka Hardeen Jr.


The famous bell box Houdini used to demonstrate his exposure of Margery the medium sold for $84,000 (including premium). Auction estimate was $10,000 - $20,000.


Other notable Houdini items were Houdini's Card Star ($40,800), his Flight of Time ($21,600), and a 1912 Dangerfield Water Torture Cell poster ($112,500). This was the second Dangerfield USD poster to sell in just a few days. Wild times!

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousOctober 31, 2021 at 6:14 AM

    The belt buckle is nice, imagine if there was a picture of him wearing it.$$ I love these auctions, where else are you getting
    nostalgic entertainment like this. Happy to have won at least one Houdini lot. Ricky Jay auction, felt like I was getting skinned alive.

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