Houdini, Harry. 1874-1926. — auction results & prices

14results on record

100%sell-through

$2,293median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$50,075record in our coverage

Drawn from 14 recorded results (14 sold · 0 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2004–2023. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

Medium	Results	Sell-through	Median result (USD)
other	6	100%	$2,299

Medium is recorded for 6 of 14 results (43%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Kelmscott Press Houdini, Harry. 1874-1926. Kelmscott Press

Metric	Houdini, Harry. 1874-1926.	Kelmscott Press
Median result	$2,293	$2,424
Record price	$50,075	$46,250
Results on record	14	43
Years active at auction	2004–2023	2012–2025

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Bonhams	11	100%	$2,550	0.80×
Christie's	3	—	$2,186	—

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 15 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule

Date	Lot	Estimate USD	Result USD, incl. premium	House
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2023·11	The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publisher's Printing Co, 1908.	$1,500–$2,500		Bonhams
2021·06	The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist. [New York: 1922].	$1,200–$1,800	upcoming	Bonhams
2021·06	Large chromolithograph of Houdini performing at the Yar ("The Yard"), Moscow, 1903,	$600–$800		Bonhams
2021·06	The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publisher's Printing Co, 1908.	$2,000–$3,000		Bonhams
2021·06	The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publisher's Printing Co, 1908.	$2,000–$3,000		Bonhams
2021·06	A Magician Among the Spirits. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1924.	$2,000–$3,000		Bonhams
2021·06	Collection of 5 books, all signed by Houdini:	$3,000–$5,000		Bonhams
2021·06	A group of biographical works,	$600–$800		Bonhams
2020·03	Magician's steel crate with hinged lid, 28 x 28 x 36 inches, sides perforated with half-inch round holes, trap bottom, exterior painted green.	$50,000–$70,000		Bonhams
2020·03	White metal vessel, 35 inches high by 26 inches in diameter at widest, bottom 22 inches in diameter, welded "milk jug" with tapered neck, 3 (of 4) wing nut screws at bottom at north, south and east, and two faux hasps at either side of the neck.	$25,000–$35,000		Bonhams
2014·09	The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. New York: The Publishers Printing Co., 1908.	$800–$1,200		Bonhams
2013·06	Typed Letter Signed ("Houdini")	$1,500–$2,500		Bonhams
2006·06	Harry Houdini	$1,500–$2,500		Christie's
2005·06	Harry Houdini	$3,000–$5,000		Christie's
2004·12	Harry Houdini	$1,348–$1,733		Christie's

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