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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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![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Cabinet photo of an African American snake...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391113.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
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![[CIRCASSIAN LADIES]. Four cabinet photos of Circassian beau...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391130.jpeg?t=1VT5oM)
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![[CIRCASSIAN LADIES]. Six striking CDV portraits of Circassi...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391131.jpeg?t=1VT5oM)
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![[HAIR]. Three long-haired ladies cabinet photos. Circa 1890...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391133.jpeg?t=1VT5oM)
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![[VENTRILOQUISM]. Cabinet photo of a ventriloquist. Circa 19...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391137.jpeg?t=1VT5oM)
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![[SIDESHOW]. Five photographs of circus sideshow midways and...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391138.jpeg?t=1VT5oM)
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![[ASIAN ? CONTORTIONISTS]. Five photographs of contortionist...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391151.jpeg?t=1VT5oN)
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![[ASIAN?ACROBATS]. Three cabinet card photographs of acrobat...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391165.jpeg?t=1VT5oN)
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![[ACROBATS]. Two cabinet photos of acrobats in American Indi...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391174.jpeg?t=1VT5oN)
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![[GYMNASTS & ACROBATS]. Five cabinet photos. V.p., ca. 1890s...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391186.jpeg?t=1VT5oN)
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![[ACROBATS]. Five cabinet photos of circus acrobats. V.p., c...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391193.jpeg?t=1VT5oN)
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![[ACROBATS]. Four cabinet photos of acrobatic troupes. Germa...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391198.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[ACROBATS & GYMNASTS]. Five cabinet photos of circus perfor...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391217.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[CIRCUS]. Three cabinet photos of acrobatic and dance troup...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391218.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[GYMNAST]. Cabinet photo of Delfino. Hamburg: Knackstedt & ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391219.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[CIRCUS-CHILD PERFORMERS]. Six cabinet card photographs of ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391220.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[CIRCUS-CHILD PERFORMERS]. Seven cabinet card photographs o...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391226.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[CIRCUS ? DANCE]. Five cabinet photos of dancers. V.p., ca....](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391230.jpeg?t=1VT5oO)
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![[CIRCUS]. Two disbound scrapbook pages of photographs of ci...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391236.jpeg?t=1VT5oP)
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![[ALBINO]. The Albino, or White Negro Girl. St. Louis: Mansf...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391240.jpeg?t=1VT5oP)
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![[CODY, William Frederick (?Buffalo Bill?) (1846-1917)]. Cab...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391255.jpeg?t=1VT5oP)
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![[BEARDED GIRLS]. Two CDV Portraits of Bearded Girls. 1880s....](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391260.jpeg?t=1VT5oP)
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![[GIANTS]. Five Photographs of Circus Giants. Including four...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391263.jpeg?t=1VT5oQ)
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![[JUGGLING]. Collection of Vintage Juggling Photographs, Som...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391265.jpeg?t=1VT5oQ)
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![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Cabinet photo of a snake charmer. Great Be...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391110.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[SNAKE CHARMER]. Cabinet photo of a snake charmer. N.p., ca...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391111.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[SNAKE CHARMERS]. Two cabinet photos of snake charmers. Cir...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391112.jpeg?t=1VT5oK)
![[CIRCUS]. Cabinet photo of ?Aida.? St. Petersburg, Russia: ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391181.jpeg?t=1VT5oN)
![[FAT PEOPLE]. Four Photographs of Circus Fat People. Includ...](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/m/3539/35391262.jpeg?t=1VT5oQ)
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 (%) |
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| $0 | 25.00 |
Bid Increments
| Start | Increments ($) |
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| $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 |
