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Sep 27, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Cabinet of Curiosities
Join us this September for an auction replete with the rare, the odd, and the unusual. From medical curiosities and tattoo flash, to sideshow imagery and carnival wheels, horror classics by Stephen King and movie posters for sci-fi thrillers, this is a seasonal sale of the macabre and the magnificent. Prices Realized
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Live Cabinet of Curiosities
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![[AUTOMATON]. Buffalo Bill. Paris: Gustave Vichy, ca. 1890. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024046.jpeg?t=1VNobE)
Estimate$8,000 - $12,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Chanteur by the Gaslight. Paris: Vichy, ca. 18...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024049.jpeg?t=1VNobE)
Estimate$10,000 - $15,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Mask-Seller in Japanese Costume. Paris: Vichy,...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024053.jpeg?t=1VNobF)
Estimate$30,000 - $50,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Clown Acrobat Duo. Paris: Roullet & Decamps, c...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024057.jpeg?t=1VNobF)
Estimate$8,000 - $10,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. The Drunkard. Paris: Vichy, ca. 1900. Musical ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024062.jpeg?t=1VNobF)
Estimate$20,000 - $40,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Packing a Crate. France, ca. 1860. Standing up...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024065.jpeg?t=1VNobF)
Estimate$10,000 - $15,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Smoking Black Boy. Paris: Roullet & Decamps, c...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024068.jpeg?t=1VNobF)
Estimate$10,000 - $15,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Clown Conjurer. Paris: Leopold Lambert, ca. la...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024071.jpeg?t=1VNobG)
Estimate$8,000 - $12,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Fruit-Seller with Surprises. Paris: Vichy, lat...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024076.jpeg?t=1VNobG)
Estimate$10,000 - $15,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Balancing Bear. France: Roullet & Decamps, ca....](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024079.jpeg?t=1VNobG)
Estimate$5,000 - $10,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Cambodian Apsara Dancer. France: Roullet & Dec...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024083.jpeg?t=1VNobG)
Estimate$200,000 - $300,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Acrobat on Ladder. France, ca. late 19th centu...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024086.jpeg?t=1VNobG)
Estimate$15,000 - $20,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Clown on Stilts. France: Roullet & Decamps, ca...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024089.jpeg?t=1VNobH)
Estimate$7,000 - $10,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Peasant and “Baby" Piglet. Paris: Vichy, ca. 1...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024092.jpeg?t=1VNobH)
Estimate$10,000 - $20,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Organ-Grinder. Paris: Vichy, ca. 1880. Musical...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024097.jpeg?t=1VNobH)
Estimate$7,000 - $10,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Black Flautist. France: Alexandre Nicolas Thér...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024101.jpeg?t=1VNobH)
Estimate$100,000 - $150,000 -
![[AUTOMATON]. Ballerina Station Box. France, ca. late 19th c...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024106.jpeg?t=1VNobH)
Estimate$10,000 - $15,000 -
Estimate$2,000 - $4,000 -
Estimate$800 - $1,200 -
![[PARANORMAL]. WARREN, Ed (American, 1926-2006). Untitled (P...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024172.jpeg?t=1VNobM)
Estimate$900 - $1,200
![[AUTOMATON]. ADLER, Iris (American, 20th century). Tales RA...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024120.jpeg?t=1VNobI)
![[AUTOMATON]. ADLER, Iris (American, 20th century). Tales CO...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024124.jpeg?t=1VNobJ)
![[AUTOMATON]. ADLER, Iris (American, 20th century). Sin #1. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024128.jpeg?t=1VNobJ)
![[SPIRIT PHOTO]. Two photographs of Mable Fightmaster, “The ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024132.jpeg?t=1VNobJ)
![[SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY]. A spirit photograph and two negatives...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024133.jpeg?t=1VNobJ)
![[SPIRITUALISM]. Group of 11 RPPCs of Camp Silver Belle. [Ep...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024134.jpeg?t=1VNobJ)
![[GHOST]. Photograph of a supposed ghost at Liberty Hall, Fr...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024136.jpeg?t=1VNobK)
![[WITCHCRAFT & OCCULT]. Group of 12 titles. Including: LEA, ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024138.jpeg?t=1VNobK)
![[HEYWOOD, Thomas]. The Life of Merlin, surnamed Ambrosius; ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024142.jpeg?t=1VNobK)
![[PLAYING CARDS]. Sixteen Fortune-Telling and Tarot Decks of...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024160.jpeg?t=1VNobL)
![[PLAYING CARDS]. Six Fortune-Telling Decks of Playing Cards...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024161.jpeg?t=1VNobL)
![[PRINTS]. Two 19th century prints of curious characters. In...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024167.jpeg?t=1VNobM)
![[FORTUNE-TELLER]. La Diseuse de Bonne Avanture. Paris: Noel...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024170.jpeg?t=1VNobM)
![[TATTOO]. Cabinet photo of Frank Howard. New York: Charles ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3502/35024174.jpeg?t=1VNobM)
Auction Description
Join us this September for an auction replete with the rare, the odd, and the unusual. From medical curiosities and tattoo flash, to sideshow imagery and carnival wheels, horror classics by Stephen King and movie posters for sci-fi thrillers, this is a seasonal sale of the macabre and the magnificent. A diverse grouping of vintage automatons from the Parisian workshops of Labert, Vichy, and Roullet & Decamps will also be part of this exceptional, can't-believe-it offering.
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| Start | Premium (%) |
|---|---|
| $0 | 25.00 |
Bid Increments
| Start | Increments ($) |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
