iTricks is bringing you a special Saturday news bullletin to give all you iTricksters a chance to chance the livestream of the Ken Klosterman Salon de Magie Auction (Part One) from Potter and Potter Auctions today at 11 AM Eastern Time (3 PM GMT for the international iTricksters). Following the auction there will be a broken wand ceremony for Mr. Klosterman. You will be able to view the livestream on the Potter and Potter site
The video above has nothing to do with the auction, but in the spirit of it being almost Halloween, we are sharing Jon Mobley’s Halloween magic appearance on Indy Now yesterday.
Potter and Potter’s Gabe Fujari takes you on a tour of Ken Klosterman’s Salon de Magie before they begin the auction on October 30. More information on the Potter and Potter website.
Ricky Jay (seen above in a piece from the PBS American Masters Episode featuring him) was an accomplished sleight of hand expert, performer, author and magic collector. Sotheby’s will hold an auction of his magic collection October 27 and 28 in New York. Details and highlights are discussed in this Fine Books and Collections piece.
Ken Klosterman’s Salon de Magie is legendary among magic collectors. It is arguably the world’s greatest private magic collection and is definitely in the top two. Potter and Potter Auctions will present the first part of this amazing assembly of magic October 30, with previews October 1-5 in Loveland, Ohio and again in Chicago the two days before the auction.
Potter and Potter will be holding an auction featuring the Bill Trotter magic collection on April 24. You can read about the auction’s highlights on the Fine Books and Collections website or just go to the Potter and Potter website to learn more.
The video above is of Bill Trotter’s magic collection and was posted on YouTube back in 2011 by Marks Stevens of Stevens Magic.
