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May 22, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Circus, Sideshow & Carnival
Our annual auction of circus, sideshow, and carnival collectibles takes place this May. Highlights include magnificent and rare lithographs for Buffalo Bill, Ringling Brothers, and many European circuses Prices Realized
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May 22, 12:00PM EDT
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![[RINGLING BROS.] Trio of items. Including: an Otto Ringling...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051278.jpeg?t=1VNEtz)
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![[LITTLE PEOPLE]. Group of 14 cabinet photos and CDVs. V.p. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051323.jpeg?t=1VNEtB)
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![[PERFORMING ARTS – JAPANESE]. Woodblock broadside depicting...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051327.jpeg?t=1VNEtC)
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![[BARNUM'S MUSEUM]. BENECKE, Thomas (American, mid-19th cent...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051328.jpeg?t=1VNEtC)
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![[CHRISTY AND SPARKS CIRCUSES]. Group of Nearly 30 Photos of...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051329.jpeg?t=1VNEtC)
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![[CLYDE BEATTY, 4-PAW, SELLS, BAILEY BROS. CIRCUSES]. Group ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051330.jpeg?t=1VNEtC)
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![[CLOWNS]. Group of Nearly 50 Photos of Clowns [V.p., ca. 20...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051331.jpeg?t=1VNEtC)
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![[COLES & CO., photographer]. Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051334.jpeg?t=1VNEtD)
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![[DAILEY BROS. CIRCUS]. Large Group of Nearly 200 Snapshots ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051335.jpeg?t=1VNEtD)
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![[CIRCUS]. Group of 3 Cabinet Cards and a Boudoir Cabinet Ca...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051339.jpeg?t=1VNEtD)
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![[HAGENBECK, Carl, subject]. Entrance to Hagenback's [sic]. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051343.jpeg?t=1VNEtE)
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![[HAGENBECK – WALLACE CIRCUS]. Group of Nearly 30 Photos of ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051344.jpeg?t=1VNEtE)
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![[HORSES]. Group of Nearly 40 Photos of Horses or Horse Acts...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051345.jpeg?t=1VNEtE)
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![[HUNT, James. Ernest, photographer]. Photograph of Workers ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051346.jpeg?t=1VNEtE)
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![[MEINER, F., photographer]. Pair of Panoramic Photographs o...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051355.jpeg?t=1VNEtF)
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![[PANORAMIC PHOTOS]. Group of 5 Black and White Panoramic Ph...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051358.jpeg?t=1VNEtF)
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![[RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS]. Large Group ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051359.jpeg?t=1VNEtF)
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![[RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS]. Large Group ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051360.jpeg?t=1VNEtG)
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![[SCRAPBOOK]. Disbound Leaves of an Early German Circus Scra...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051361.jpeg?t=1VNEtG)
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![[SIDESHOWS]. Panoramic Photograph of the “Walter L. Main Si...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051366.jpeg?t=1VNEtG)
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![[SIDESHOWS]. Group of Nearly 20 Photographs, Postcards, Rea...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051367.jpeg?t=1VNEtG)
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![[WALLENDA, Beppo and Mary]. Photo Album of Nearly 150 Snaps...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051369.jpeg?t=1VNEtG)
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![[CIRCUS]. Four signed circus photographs. Inscribed and sig...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3505/35051379.jpeg?t=1VNEtH)
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Auction Description
Our annual auction of circus, sideshow, and carnival collectibles takes place this May. Highlights include magnificent and rare lithographs for Buffalo Bill, Ringling Brothers, and many European circuses. Ephemera, photos, scrapbooks, and relics from these shows of bygone eras will be complemented by a wide range of carnival rides and amusement park games, sideshow banners and gaffs, and oddities galore.
Read moreBuyer’s Premium
| 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 |
