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  •  English bulldog growler pull toy. Flocked papier-mache body...
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 625

    English bulldog growler pull toy. Flocked papier-mache body...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  •  French surgical amputation field kit. 19th century. Wooden ...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 626

    French surgical amputation field kit. 19th century. Wooden ...

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    $300 - $500
  •  Antique Cast Iron Prisoner’s Ball and Chain. American, 19th...
    Estimate
    $100 - $300
    Lot 627

    Antique Cast Iron Prisoner’s Ball and Chain. American, 19th...

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    $100 - $300
  •  Pear of Anguish Torture Device. 19th century. Metal device ...
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 628

    Pear of Anguish Torture Device. 19th century. Metal device ...

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    $300 - $400
  •  Hoodwink Fraternal Initiation Goggles. [DeMoulin Bros?], ea...
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 629

    Hoodwink Fraternal Initiation Goggles. [DeMoulin Bros?], ea...

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    $150 - $250
  •  DeMoulin Bros. Fraternal Paddle. Greenville, Ill., 1930s. A...
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 630

    DeMoulin Bros. Fraternal Paddle. Greenville, Ill., 1930s. A...

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    $200 - $400
  •  Capuchin Catacombs photograph. Sicily, ca. 1880s. Sepia ton...
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 631

    Capuchin Catacombs photograph. Sicily, ca. 1880s. Sepia ton...

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    $100 - $150
  •  BOO, A. Cabinet Photograph of a Canton Execution. 1890-1900...
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    $80 - $150
    Lot 632

    BOO, A. Cabinet Photograph of a Canton Execution. 1890-1900...

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    $80 - $150
  •  Two Cabinet Photographs of Public Executions. 1890s-1900s. ...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 633

    Two Cabinet Photographs of Public Executions. 1890s-1900s. ...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Three Photographs of Graves and Beheadings. 1800-1900s. Thr...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 634

    Three Photographs of Graves and Beheadings. 1800-1900s. Thr...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Execution of the Namoa Pirates Which Took Place on the 11th...
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 635

    Execution of the Namoa Pirates Which Took Place on the 11th...

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    $250 - $350
  •  Cabinet Photograph of a Woman and Her Child with Hydrocepha...
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    $80 - $150
    Lot 636

    Cabinet Photograph of a Woman and Her Child with Hydrocepha...

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    $80 - $150
  •  Statue of Ito Yamashi Photographs and Fact Sheet. Circa 192...
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 637

    Statue of Ito Yamashi Photographs and Fact Sheet. Circa 192...

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  •  French historical kings and leaders portrait cut-outs. Fran...
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 638

    French historical kings and leaders portrait cut-outs. Fran...

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    $100 - $150
  •  Carved ceremonial painted wooden mask. Southeast Asia [?]. ...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 639

    Carved ceremonial painted wooden mask. Southeast Asia [?]. ...

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    $150 - $250
  •  KEVORKIAN, Jack (American, 1928–2011). The Gourmet War. 200...
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 640

    KEVORKIAN, Jack (American, 1928–2011). The Gourmet War. 200...

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    $200 - $400
  •  SHEPPARD, Mark. Untitled / Clown. 2018. Hand-painted large ...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 641

    SHEPPARD, Mark. Untitled / Clown. 2018. Hand-painted large ...

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    $200 - $300
  •  Two Clown Paintings. Including: BLACKETER, Francis LeRoy (1...
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 642

    Two Clown Paintings. Including: BLACKETER, Francis LeRoy (1...

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  •  Five Pieces of Amusement Park and Circus Memorabilia and Po...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 643

    Five Pieces of Amusement Park and Circus Memorabilia and Po...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  •  Prosthetic Glass Eye Collection. 20th century. A group of a...
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 644

    Prosthetic Glass Eye Collection. 20th century. A group of a...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $2,000
  • Dark Mystery Ride Amusement Park Vehicle. Bridgeton, NJ: Pretzel Corporation, 1940s.
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 645

    Dark Mystery Ride Amusement Park Vehicle. Bridgeton, NJ: Pretzel Corporation, 1940s.

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000

Auction Description

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities by Potter & Potter Auctions

Our annual sale of the unusual, the amazing, and the bizarre featured a wide range of amazing antique objects, from classic vintage lithographs (and the maquettes used to design them), to remarkable cabinet cards and photographs, sideshow banners, and fairground art, including carousel animals and horses. Unusual taxidermied items also came across the block. 

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