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Apr 30, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Our annual auction of Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities features the second offering of rare photographs from the remarkable collection of Gary Bart, one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands. Prices Realized
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![[GIANTS]. Five cabinet card portraits of sideshow giants. A...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391057.jpeg?t=1VT5oE)
![[GIANTS]. Five CDV photographs of 19th century giants. V.p....](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391059.jpeg?t=1VT5oE)
![[CHINA]. CDVs of Che-Mah and a Chinese giant. Circa 1870s/8...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391060.jpeg?t=1VT5oE)
![[LITTLE PEOPLE]. Five remarkable cabinet card portraits of ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391061.jpeg?t=1VT5oE)
![[LITTLE PEOPLE]. Nine cabinet photos by Charles Eisenmann a...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391062.jpeg?t=1VT5oE)
![[HIGH DIVE]. Real photo postcard of a traveling circus high...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391066.jpeg?t=1VT5oF)
![[POSTCARDS]. Six postcards of circus and sideshow fat peopl...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391067.jpeg?t=1VT5oF)
![[POSTCARDS]. Eight real-photo postcards of circus performer...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391068.jpeg?t=1VT5oF)
![[POSTCARDS]. Group of 20 postcards of circus jugglers, equi...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391069.jpeg?t=1VT5oF)
![[GIANTS]. Collection of 20 CDVs and cabinet cards of giant ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391071.jpeg?t=1VT5oG)
![[HIGH WIRE ACTS]. Group of 6 cabinet card portraits. Six ph...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391073.jpeg?t=1VT5oG)
![[TIGHT ROPE/HIGH WIRE ACTS]. Group of 14 postcards. V.p. (A...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391074.jpeg?t=1VT5oG)
![[TIGHT ROPE]. SPELTERINI, Maria (1853-1912). Signorina Mari...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391075.jpeg?t=1VT5oG)
![[SIDESHOW]. Three CDVs of ?bearded ladies.? 19th century. C...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391081.jpeg?t=1VT5oH)
![[SWORD SWALLOWER]. CLIFFORD, Edith. Three cabinet card port...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391089.jpeg?t=1VT5oI)
![[SWORD SWALLOWER]. Cabinet photo of Victorina, Champion Swo...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391091.jpeg?t=1VT5oI)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate ambrotype of a clown. Circ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391094.jpeg?t=1VT5oI)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole plate tintype of a clown circus ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391095.jpeg?t=1VT5oI)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Tintype of a circus giant. Circa 1860s...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391096.jpeg?t=1VT5oI)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Tintype of a shirtless young man / per...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391097.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Tintype of a traveling snake show circ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391098.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Six tintypes of circus and theatrical ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391099.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Five tintypes of showmen, women, and c...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391100.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[SNAKE CHARMERS]. Group of 7 snake enchantress and charmer ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391101.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. ZINGARA, Ada. Cabinet card portrait. Chica...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391102.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. ARLINGTON, Amy. Three cabinet photos. New ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391103.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. BETRA, Millie. Cabinet card portrait. Circ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391104.jpeg?t=1VT5oJ)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Cabinet photo of Miss Uno, Snake Charmer. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391105.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Two cabinet photos of Miss Uno, Circassian...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391106.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Two cabinet photos of a Circassian snake c...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391107.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Cabinet photo of an Albino snake charmer. ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391108.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Cabinet photo of a snake charmer. New York...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391109.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
Auction Description
Our annual auction of Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities features the second offering of rare photographs from the remarkable collection of Gary Bart, one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands. Complementing Mr. Bart's images will be a host of sideshow banners, historical documents, lithographs, and three-dimensional relics - including carousel horses and rare shooting gallery targets - representing the whole calendar of amazing, spectacular, and unusual entertainments in the category.
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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 |
