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Portsmouth, NH, United States
Auction Details
Tattoo, Circus, Sideshow & Curiosities
Bray & Co. is pleased to present the largest and finest array of historic tattoo material ever assembled for auction. This inaugural event features original photography, vintage tattoo flash, graphic ephemera and other art and artifacts chronicling the long, colorful history of tattooing. Highlights include rare and important material from foundational figures in the tattoo pantheon: Samuel O'Reilly, Frank Howard, Gus and Maude Wagner, Percy Waters, Charlie Wagner, Lew Alberts, Stoney St. Clair, Bert Grimm, Amund Dietzel, Ralph Johnstone and many more. A fine selection of circus and sideshow art, curiosities and other works of historic popular entertainment round out this exceptional offering.
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0001: Life and Adventures of Tattooed Man Harry DeCoursey (New York, 1882)Est. $800-$1,200
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0004: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Man William Cady (New York, ca. 1885)Est. $400-$600
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0005: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Man George Mellivan (New York, ca. 1890)Est. $400-$600
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0006: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Man George Karlavagn (New York, ca. 1890)Est. $400-$600
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0007: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Man George Karlavagn (New York, ca. 1890)Est. $100-$200
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0009: CDV of Tattooed Man Captain George Costentenus (Probably New York, ca. 1876)Est. $250-$350
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0010: Prof. Frank Howard, American Tattooed Man and Tattooing Artist (London, ca. 1898)Est. $800-$1,200
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0013: Two Cabinet Cards of Tattooed Man Signor Cassinora (New York, ca. 1890)Est. $400-$600
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0014: Three Cabinet Cards of Tattooed Men (New York and New Jersey, ca. 1890)Est. $400-$600
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0015: Handbill for Tattooed Lady Flo Riley and Tattoo Artist Tom Riley (London, ca. 1896)Est. $800-$1,200
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0016: Gus Wagner Globe Trotting Tattoo Artist Oversize Business Card (Missouri, ca. 1920)Est. $300-$500
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0017: Gus and Maude Wagner Tattooists Oversize Business Card (American, ca. 1910)Est. $600-$800
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0018: Maude Wagner Tattoo Business Card and Other Ephemera (American, ca. 1910)Est. $300-$500
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0019: Two Cabinet Cards of Tattooed Man "Painless" Jack Tryon (New York, ca. 1905)Est. $1,000-$2,000
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0020: Cabinet Card of Charlie Wagner and Lew Alberts Tattooing Jack Tryon (New York, ca. 1905)Est. $2,000-$3,000
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0021: Cabinet Card of Tattooed Man "Painless" Jack Tryon (New York, ca. 1905)Est. $800-$1,200
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0022: Two Cabinet Cards of Tattooed Man "Painless" Jack Tryon (New York, ca. 1905)Est. $1,000-$2,000
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