Circus, Sideshow, & Oddities 2019-11-16 Auction - 757 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 31
La Veritable Femme Barbe. Annie Jones Elliot.Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Blacaman Hindu AnimalCongress of Freaks with Ringling Brothers and Barnum &
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Circus, Sideshow, & Oddities

Our annual Circus sale includes nearly 1000 vintage circus posters, plus costumes, model circus trains, and other relics from bygone wonder-shows. The circus collectibles will be complemented by an array of unusual, uncommon, and unbelievable oddities, sideshow memorabilia, banners, photographs, taxidermy, and more.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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Group of Antique Circus Ephemera. 12 pcs.: Group of Antique Circus Ephemera. 12 pcs. 19th/early 20th century. Includes A Clown’s Romance Won in the Big Tent, four official circus route cards, Circus Herzog-Schumann (1875) broadside, New
0721: Group of Antique Circus Ephemera. 12 pcs.Est. $150-$250
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Collection of Magic Ephemera. 7 pcs.: Collection of Magic Ephemera. 7 pcs. Circa 1900/1930s. Includes Hermann’s Book of Wonders (ca. 1902); The Great Sorcar souvenir program; a Carter the Great four-page coming attraction pictorial
0722: Collection of Magic Ephemera. 7 pcs.Est. $100-$150
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La Veritable Femme Barbe. Annie Jones Elliot.: La Veritable Femme Barbe. Annie Jones Elliot. Brussels: J.E. Goossens, [1891]. Oversized portrait lithograph of Barnum’s famous bearded lady, Annie Jones, for an appearance at the Musee Castan,
0723: La Veritable Femme Barbe. Annie Jones Elliot.Est. $2,500-$3,500
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The Linns Dog and Pony Show Broadside.: The Linns Dog and Pony Show Broadside. Beverly, Mass: Allen Show Print, ca. 1920. Double-sided offset poster advertising the trained dog and horse tent show, filled with photographs of dogs in
0725: The Linns Dog and Pony Show Broadside.Est. $100-$200
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A Race Dog vs. Bicycle Broadside.: A Race Dog vs. Bicycle Broadside. Circa 1900s. Pictorial letterpress featuring a world champion roller cyclist, Billy Bean, and his famous dog, Jerry. Location area left blank. 16 x 11”. Folds
0726: A Race Dog vs. Bicycle Broadside.Est. $100-$200
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P.T. Barnum’s National Poultry Show Polka.: Barnum, P.T. Barnum’s National Poultry Show Polka. New York: Berry & Gordon/Sarony & Co., 1855. Color lithographed sheet music cover for a song composed by Francis Brown, bearing a central bust
0727: P.T. Barnum’s National Poultry Show Polka.Est. $200-$300
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Hum-Bug.: [Barnum, P.T] Stephens, Henry Louis (American, 1824-1882). Hum-Bug. Philadelphia: Rosenthal, 1851. Color lithograph of Barnum’s head with the body of a black beetle. Caption title
0729: Hum-Bug.Est. $100-$200
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Prof. J.G. Wittle, In His Den of Wild Animals.: Prof. J.G. Wittle, In His Den of Wild Animals. Circa 1870s. Lithograph illustration of the lion tamer, “as he appears in O’Brien’s Monster Menagerie.” 10 x 13”. Margins
0730: Prof. J.G. Wittle, In His Den of Wild Animals.Est. $80-$150
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Oil Painting by Hugo Zacchini.: Zacchini, Hugo. Watercolor Circus Illustration by Hugo Zacchini. Mid-century watercolor illustration on paper of circus wagons, luggage, and the main circus tent in the background, figures on the
0732: Oil Painting by Hugo Zacchini.Est. $150-$250
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Oil Painting by Hugo Zacchini.: Zacchini, Hugo. Oil Painting by Hugo Zacchini. Mid-century oil on paper portrait of a woman and two children, beside a skull on a pedestal and a table laden with glasses and bottles. Matted, sight 16
0733: Oil Painting by Hugo Zacchini.Est. $150-$250
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Collection of Vintage Chinese Opera Puppets: Collection of Vintage Chinese Opera Puppets. Four carved wooden heads polychrome Chinese and/or Taiwanese opera puppets. Three with cloth bodies and wooden shoes. Ornately dressed. The female puppet
0735: Collection of Vintage Chinese Opera PuppetsEst. $300-$400
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Punch and Judy 1940s Puppets: Punch and Judy 1940s Puppets. Five Lemuel Williams carved wooden Punch and Judy figures, including Punch, the Constable, the Doctor, the Devil (head only), and Pretty Polly. Lot includes a large
0736: Punch and Judy 1940s PuppetsEst. $200-$300
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Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Doll: Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Doll. Hong Kong, ca. 1970. Full-size Charlie McCarthy doll with composition head and movable lower jaw. 32” tall. Dressed in tuxedo, with plastic carrying
0737: Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist DollEst. $100-$150
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Large Sri Goddess Carving: Large Sri Goddess Carving. Bali, ca. 1970. Having a 35” wingspan, 32” long. Hand carved and painted effigy of cradle guardian Sri Goddess. Wings are removable for shipping. One wing tip
0738: Large Sri Goddess CarvingEst. $150-$200
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Collection of Cloth Puppets. 24 pcs.: Collection of Cloth Puppets. 24 pcs. Hand stitched cloth heads with weighted feet wearing various outfits including Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, a flapper girl, a gypsy, a religious
0739: Collection of Cloth Puppets. 24 pcs.Est. $200-$300
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Collection of 22 Indonesian Shadow Puppets.: Collection of 22 Indonesian Shadow Puppets. Bali/Java, [early 19th century?]. Wyang polychromed wooden puppets with articulated arms made from strips of leather; few hold various spear weapons.
0740: Collection of 22 Indonesian Shadow Puppets.Est. $300-$400
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Collection of Papier Mache Puppets. 25 pcs.: Collection of Papier Mache Puppets. 25 pcs. Papier mâché heads with wooden legs and hands; few hand puppets, dressed in various articles of vintage clothing that includes the devil, a cub
0741: Collection of Papier Mache Puppets. 25 pcs.Est. $300-$400
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Pair of Bowl and Spoon Dolls.: [Folk Art] Pair of Bowl and Spoon Dolls. Hand painted wooden bowl (Black Americana) and metal spoon with articulated wooden arms and legs dressed in various clothing. Height 19”. Chipping and
0742: Pair of Bowl and Spoon Dolls.Est. $100-$200