Sold2017Photograph of Pete Boughton Dressed as a Clown.Bouton, Peter. Photograph of Pete Boughton Dressed as a Clown. N.p., ca. 1900s. Early silver print photograph depicting Boughton, brother of Harry Blackstone, in a parlor dressed as a clown and holdinSee Sold Price
Sold2017Portrait Photograph.[Escapology] Portrait Photograph. N.p., ca. 1900s. Silver print three-quarter length image of the performer in straitjacket, on oversize cabinet-style mount. Image area 6 7/8 x 5”.See Sold Price
Sold2021[Crime] Photograph of a Mugshot Collection. N.p.[Crime] Photograph of a Mugshot Collection. N.p. (probably American), ca. 1900s/10s. Gelatin photograph of a man flipping through a cabinet of mugshots, or a rogues’ gallery, including men and wSee Sold Price
Sold2022[CLOWNS]. Cabinet card portrait. Philadelphia, ca. 1900s. P...[CLOWNS]. Cabinet card portrait. Philadelphia, ca. 1900s. Photograph on studio mount, signed “Vincent C. Harris [or “Harry”?]” in the margin. 6 ½ x 4 ¼”. SmallSee Sold Price
Sold2022[CLOWNS]. Cabinet card portrait of a musical clown. Worcest...[CLOWNS]. Cabinet card portrait of a musical clown. Worcester, Mass.: Everett’s Studio, ca. 1890s/1900s. Sepia-tone photograph on studio mount, gilt edges, depicting a seated bald clown with banSee Sold Price
Sold2017Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Cabinet Card PortraitKellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Cabinet Card Portrait Photograph. Np, ca. 1910s. Half-length portrait photograph of the master magician on cabinet-format mount. Mount stained and soiled, causing mildSee Sold Price
Sold2021Photograph of a Model Guillotine. N.p., ca. 1900s.Photograph of a Model Guillotine. N.p., ca. 1900s. Silver print photograph of a model guillotine in which a doll is posed as the victim. 7 x 5”. Collection of Victor Forbin (his signature, in grSee Sold Price
Sold2019The Giant Hugo Sideshow Cabinet Card Photograph.The Giant Hugo Sideshow Cabinet Card Photograph. Boonton, N.J.: Wendt, ca. 1900s. Photograph of the French sideshow giant with a group of men of regular height staring up at him. Biographical data priSee Sold Price
Sold2019Cabinet Card Photograph of Buffalo Bill.Cody, William F. (Buffalo Bill). Cabinet Card Photograph of Buffalo Bill. Brooklyn: Stacy, ca. 1900s. Studio portrait of Cody in florally embroidered Western shirt, staring into the camera. 6 ½ xSee Sold Price
Sold2017Tattooed Man Cabinet Photo.Tattooed Man Cabinet Photo. Chicago: Rich's, 95 Blue Island Ave., ca. 1900s. Sepia print on cabinet mount, depicting an unidentified man whose back and arms are heavily tattooed. Image scraped at righSee Sold Price
Sold2022Cabinet photo of a snake charmer. Chicago: Rich’s, ca. 1900...Cabinet photo of a snake charmer. Chicago: Rich’s, ca. 1900s/10s. Fine full-length photograph of the performer, seated and facing right, a serpent coiled around her neck and arms. Studio mount.See Sold Price
Sold2017Thurston, Howard. Pair of Illusion DemonstrationThurston, Howard. Pair of Illusion Demonstration Photographs. San Francisco: George Knight, ca. 1900s. Early sepia photos on cabinet-format mounts embossed with the studio name, depicting Thurston witSee Sold Price
Sold2021Cabinet Photo of a Child Snake Charmer. New York:Cabinet Photo of a Child Snake Charmer. New York: Obermüller and Kern, ca. 1900s. Full-length portrait of a girl with snakes draped over her shoulders. Studio mount with scalloped edges. 6 ½See Sold Price
Sold2021ZOBEDIA, Zoe. Cabinet Photo of Zoe Zobedia, CircassianZOBEDIA, Zoe. Cabinet Photo of Zoe Zobedia, Circassian Snake Charmer. New York: Eisenmann, ca. 1900s. Photograph of the Circassian or “moss-haired” beauty with a snake around her wrists anSee Sold Price
Sold2021Cabinet Photo of Major Page, Midget, in Police Uniform.Cabinet Photo of Major Page, Midget, in Police Uniform. New York: Obermüller & Kern, ca. 1900s. Sepia-tone photograph on studio mount, signed on the verso in graphite: “Major Page/Age 29 yeSee Sold Price
Sold2021Cabinet Card Photograph of Sixteen British Clowns.Cabinet Card Photograph of Sixteen British Clowns. Rugby: J. Edmunds, ca. 1900. Full-length image of sixteen clowns in makeup and costume, posed outdoors. Each man elaborately dressed, with the patchSee Sold Price
Sold2024Hand-Colored Large Cabinet Card of the Devi...Hand-Colored Large Cabinet Card of the Devil in the Position of the Magician in a Tarot Deck. [Trinidad, CO: O. E. Aultman Art Studio, ca. 1880s-1900s]. Beautiful and unusual Cabinet photo on photograSee Sold Price
Sold2023[CLOWNS]. Cabinet Card Clown Portrait. Circa 1900s. Cabinet...[CLOWNS]. Cabinet Card Clown Portrait. Circa 1900s. Cabinet card photograph of a clown, identified as Jim Russel, in costume and smiling at the viewer. 7 x5”. Light wear edges and spotting to imSee Sold Price
Sold2021Portrait Photograph of a Victorian Clown. Havana: A.Portrait Photograph of a Victorian Clown. Havana: A. Zendequi & Co., ca. 1890. Costumed clown poses atop a stone wall, resplendent in a dark blouse with whiteface makeup and pointed cap. Cabinet cardSee Sold Price
Sold2023Standing copper and brass spirit kettle. [N.p., ca. 1900s]. Copper with brass accents, with originalStanding copper and brass spirit kettle. [N.p., ca. 1900s]. Copper with brass accents, with original brass and copper stand with heating element. Height: 33”. Some minor tarnishing, one screw miSee Sold Price
Sold2017Pair of Hazel Kolar Portraits, including Spirit Photo.Kolar, Hazel. Pair of Hazel Kolar Portraits, including Spirit Photo. N.p., ca. 1910. Colorized matte-finish silver prints, the first depicting Kolar seated with a ghostly figure behind her, the secondSee Sold Price
Sold2017Sol. Stone's Short Cut Arithmetic, or Figures MadeSol. Stone's Short Cut Arithmetic, or Figures Made Easy. N.p., ca. 1900s. Two pitchbooks, original pictorial wrappers. Mathematical tables, illustrations. 64 and 16pp. Good.See Sold Price
Sold2017Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Sideshow TentRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Sideshow Tent Panoramic Photo. N.p., ca. 1920s. Sepia-toned panoramic image depicting a huge crowd outside the R.B.B.B. sideshow tent, with painted banners for sevenSee Sold Price
Sold2023Budweiser Tap painted aluminum bar accessory. [N.p., ca. 1900s-1930s]. Aluminum bar accessory, mostBudweiser Tap painted aluminum bar accessory. [N.p., ca. 1900s-1930s]. Aluminum bar accessory, most likely used to hang bar towels on (one hanger still present, the other has broken off). ApproximatelSee Sold Price
May 15University ArchivesCharles Darwin Profile Cabinet Photo, One of the Last Produced Before His Death$500
May 16Potter & Potter AuctionsOGE, Eugene (1861 – 1936). Fraise Sybel / Suave Exquise Liq...$150
May 16DuMouchellesMartin, Hall & Co. (Birmingham, England) Art Nouveau Sterling Silver on Wood Photo Frame, Ca. 1903,$50(1 bid)
May 15University ArchivesWalt Whitman ANS "Thanks for that carriage" with Photo Portrait ca. late 1860s$1,200
2 days LeftBill Hood & Sons Art & Antique AuctionsSitting Bull Photograph by Barry ca. 1883. approx. 5 x 6-1/2 inches. Overall 18 x 14-3/4 inches$300(1 bid)