Potter and Potter Auctions: Circus, Sideshow and Carnival, 1206, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 22, 2025 - May 22, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | BALLANTINE, Bill (1910-1999). | Four pieces of circus illustration art. |
1980s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 484 | Alligator Fairground or Carnival Amusement Ride. |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 240.00 | |||
| 485 | Quarter Pitch Carnival Painted Wooden Sign. |
20th century. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 495 | Flea Circus / Has Appeared on These 'T-V' Programs... / A Ripley's "Believe it or Not" Feature for Many Years. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 496 | "Crazy Color Game" Hand-Painted Double-Sided Sign. |
[N.p. | ca. 20th century]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 497 | Pair of Hand-Painted Wooden Signs or Decorations. |
[N.p. | ca. 20th century]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 498 | Free Admission Fun For the Family. From 9 to 99. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 | |||
| 499 | Pair of Hand-Painted Wooden "One Ring Wins" Signs. |
[N.p. | ca. 20th century]. | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 560 | TRIPP, Charles (1855 -- 1930). | Signed RPPC. |
Circa 1924. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 561 | Annie Jones Bearded Lady Cabinet Card Photograph. |
New York | ca.1880. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 563 | ECK, Johnny (Johnny Eckhardt, 1911 -- 1991). |
Circa 1930s-80s. | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,200.00 | ||
| 564 | ECK, Johnny (Johnny Eckhardt, 1911 -- 1991). |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |||
| 572 | [MICROCALLIGRAPHY]. | The Lord's Prayer. |
19th/early 20th century. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 573 | ECK, Johnny (Johnny Eckhardt, 1911 -- 1991). |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |||
| 574 | ECK, Johnny (Johnny Eckhardt, 1911 -- 1991). |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 570.00 | |||
| 575 | Freaks (1932) 16mm Film Reel. |
Culver City | 1932 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 576 | BURKHART, Melvin (1907--2001). | Seven pieces of memorabilia. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,080.00 | ||
| 577 | EWING, Ella (1872 -- 1913). | Two books and a memorial plate. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 580 | Pig-Tailed Man Sideshow Sign. |
Johnson Studio | ca.1930s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 581 | Siamese Twins Sideshow Lobby Board. |
Circa 1930s-40s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 210.00 | ||
| 582 | Dalton Gang Sideshow Lobby Board. |
Circa 1930s-40s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 60.00 | ||
| 583 | Group of 20 Bernard Kobel Tattooed Portrait Photographs. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 360.00 | |||
| 584 | Two Tattooed People Postcards. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 | |||
| 585 | Postcards and Snapshots of Tattooed Lady Betty Broadbent. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 | |||
| 590 | Two American Traditional Tattoo Flash Sheet. |
early 20th century. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
