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Potter and Potter Auctions: Circus, Sideshow and Carnival

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Auction Name Circus, Sideshow and Carnival Total Sales (USD) 185,952.00
Auction Date May 22, 2025 - May 22, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 136,835.00
Sale Number #1206 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 221,575.00
Total Lots 472
Sold Lots 406 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 166,485.00
% of Lots Sold 86.02% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 270,375.00
Unsold Lots 66 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 68.78%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
11

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World / The Roughest of Rough Riding.

ca.1905. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 9,600.00
12

Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

ca.1885. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,000.00
14

Buffalo Bill's Wild West / Col.

ca.1880s. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,000.00
1

La Femme Homard / The World's Greatest Wonder.

ca.1890s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,040.00
29

P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth & The Great London Circus Combined / Brute Sioux Indians -- Chiefs & Braves with their Squaws & Pappooses who Participated in the Custer Massacre.

[ca. 1890s]. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,600.00
3

Tanit Ikao.

ca.1950s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,880.00
472

A Round Porcelain Clown Amusement Park Sign.

Circa 1950s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,640.00
452

Painted Wood Fairground Race Car Attraction Sign.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,400.00
5 THOMPSON, Ephraim (1859-1909).

Eph. Thompson's Elephants.

(1909). USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,280.00
453

Painted Wood Fairground Race Car Attraction Sign.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,280.00
176 SOURY, Gustave (1884-1966).

La Plus Grande Attraction Sensationnelle - La Toupir de la Mort / The Wizard Dans Son Electric Motor Drom.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 2,040.00
643

"World's Smallest Bible" Shadowbox Display from Hubert's Museum.

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 2,040.00
34

Barnum & Bailey / The Biggest and Most Gorgeous Free Procession Ever Seen.

1910 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,800.00
9

[Polar Bears / Circus].

(1910). USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,680.00
16

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows / Colossal Introductory Pageant.

1919 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,680.00
278

Large Group of Nearly 225 European Postcards or Real Photo Postcards.

ca.1900s-40s]. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,680.00
640

Wax Anatomical Dissection Face and Anatomy Museum trade card.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,680.00
596

Traditional American Tattoo Flash Sheet.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,560.00
152

Circus Barum Snake Charmers and Fakirs German Poster.

early twentieth century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,440.00
153

Circus Barum Equestrian Act Poster.

ca.1930. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,440.00
7

[Lion & Elephant / Circus].

ca.1890s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,200.00
10

W. Imman's Best Dressirte Hunde-Meute.

ca.1890s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,200.00
169

Isola / Premiere Shadowgraphiste.

F. Appel USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 1,200.00
209

Christy Bros. Big 5 Ring Wild Animal Circus.

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,200.00
563

ECK, Johnny (Johnny Eckhardt, 1911 -- 1991).

Circa 1930s-80s. USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,200.00
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    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
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    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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