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  •  John Dillinger Crime Show Lobby Board. From the original sh...
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 674

    John Dillinger Crime Show Lobby Board. From the original sh...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  •  Four Freak Show Lobby Boards of Medical Abnormalities. Incl...
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 675

    Four Freak Show Lobby Boards of Medical Abnormalities. Incl...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  •  Freak Show Front Signage. Includes “Chamber of Horrors” (on...
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $2,000
    Lot 676

    Freak Show Front Signage. Includes “Chamber of Horrors” (on...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $2,000
  •  Pair of World’s Fair Oddities Past and Present Lobby Boards...
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 677

    Pair of World’s Fair Oddities Past and Present Lobby Boards...

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    $300 - $500
  •  Three Sideshow Lobby Boards Depicting Giants. Each depictin...
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 678

    Three Sideshow Lobby Boards Depicting Giants. Each depictin...

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  •  Fraternal Order Uniform. Ornate wool jacket for a man.
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 679

    Fraternal Order Uniform. Ornate wool jacket for a man.

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    $100 - $200
  •  “Freak” Lobster Taxidermy. With deformed claw. Mounted on w...
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 680

    “Freak” Lobster Taxidermy. With deformed claw. Mounted on w...

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  •  Group of Freak Taxidermy Displays. Including (3) chicks wit...
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 681

    Group of Freak Taxidermy Displays. Including (3) chicks wit...

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    $200 - $300
  •  Group of Wax Freak Lobby Boards. Includes 7 oversized black...
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 682

    Group of Wax Freak Lobby Boards. Includes 7 oversized black...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  •  Hair Wreath Shadowbox. Hairwork ornately woven to form a wr...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 683

    Hair Wreath Shadowbox. Hairwork ornately woven to form a wr...

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    $150 - $250
  •  Hair Wreath Shadowbox Table. Victorian. Hairwork ornately w...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 684

    Hair Wreath Shadowbox Table. Victorian. Hairwork ornately w...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  •  Infant Coffin. Boston: Dorntee Casket Company, late 19th ce...
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 685

    Infant Coffin. Boston: Dorntee Casket Company, late 19th ce...

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  •  Large Elephant Tooth. Height 10”. A few small hairline crac...
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 686

    Large Elephant Tooth. Height 10”. A few small hairline crac...

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  •  Life Size Plaster Cast of Lobster Boy’s Hand. Circa 1950s. ...
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 687

    Life Size Plaster Cast of Lobster Boy’s Hand. Circa 1950s. ...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  •  Maggie May the Siamese Calf Taxidermy. Circa 1910. Two head...
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 688

    Maggie May the Siamese Calf Taxidermy. Circa 1910. Two head...

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  •  MELCARTH, Edward (American, 1914–1973). Instant of Oblivion...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 689

    MELCARTH, Edward (American, 1914–1973). Instant of Oblivion...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  •  MILLOT, Jacques–André. L’Art de procreer les sexes a volont...
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 690

    MILLOT, Jacques–André. L’Art de procreer les sexes a volont...

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    $100 - $200
  •  Pair of “Mummified” Oddities. Circa 1930. Including a merma...
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 691

    Pair of “Mummified” Oddities. Circa 1930. Including a merma...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  •  Pair of Taxidermized Birds. Late 19th century(?). Includes ...
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 692

    Pair of Taxidermized Birds. Late 19th century(?). Includes ...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  •  Pair of Wax Displays. Including a wax face (framed), a wax ...
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 693

    Pair of Wax Displays. Including a wax face (framed), a wax ...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  •  Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum Transparency Posters. 14 ...
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 694

    Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum Transparency Posters. 14 ...

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    $200 - $300
  •  Ripley’s Believe It or Not Original Illustration Art. Circa...
    Estimate
    $600 - $900
    Lot 695

    Ripley’s Believe It or Not Original Illustration Art. Circa...

    Est.
    $600 - $900
  •  Siamese Twin or Conjoined Fetus Skeleton. Epoxy with moveab...
    Estimate
    $50 - $100
    Lot 696

    Siamese Twin or Conjoined Fetus Skeleton. Epoxy with moveab...

    Est.
    $50 - $100
  •  Siamese Twin Rabbit Taxidermy. Two heads and one torso. Len...
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 697

    Siamese Twin Rabbit Taxidermy. Two heads and one torso. Len...

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  •  Victorian Feather Wreath Memorial Shadowbox. June 17, 1885....
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 698

    Victorian Feather Wreath Memorial Shadowbox. June 17, 1885....

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  •  “The Dead Boy” Painting. Continental School, 19th century. ...
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 699

    “The Dead Boy” Painting. Continental School, 19th century. ...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  •  TATE, Homer (American, 1884-1975). Devil’s Child Sideshow E...
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 700

    TATE, Homer (American, 1884-1975). Devil’s Child Sideshow E...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  •  Shrunken Head Gaff / Prop. 20th Century. Plaster, horsehai...
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 701

    Shrunken Head Gaff / Prop. 20th Century. Plaster, horsehai...

    Est.
    $150 - $250
  •  Virgil Co. Gorilla Monster Costume. American, ca. 1950s. Fu...
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 702

    Virgil Co. Gorilla Monster Costume. American, ca. 1950s. Fu...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  •  Photograph of a Model Guillotine. N.p., ca. 1900s. Silver p...
    Estimate
    $60 - $90
    Lot 703

    Photograph of a Model Guillotine. N.p., ca. 1900s. Silver p...

    Est.
    $60 - $90
  •  Nine Photographs of Pet Cemeteries in England. Circa 1900s/...
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 704

    Nine Photographs of Pet Cemeteries in England. Circa 1900s/...

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  •  Lot of Two Funeral Photographs. 1920s [?] A pair of vintage...
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 705

    Lot of Two Funeral Photographs. 1920s [?] A pair of vintage...

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    $100 - $200
  •  [ANIMAL RIGHTS] Ten Anti-Vivisection and Animal Cruelty Pho...
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 706

    [ANIMAL RIGHTS] Ten Anti-Vivisection and Animal Cruelty Pho...

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    $200 - $400
  •  Articulated Human Skull. Prepared and marked by Clay-Adams ...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 707

    Articulated Human Skull. Prepared and marked by Clay-Adams ...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  •  Anatomical Human Skull. Circa 19th/20th century. Detachable...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 708

    Anatomical Human Skull. Circa 19th/20th century. Detachable...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  •  Anatomical Human Skull with Articulated Jaw. Circa 19th/20t...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 709

    Anatomical Human Skull with Articulated Jaw. Circa 19th/20t...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  •  Articulated Human Skull. For medical purposes, mounted on a...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 710

    Articulated Human Skull. For medical purposes, mounted on a...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  •  Human Skull and “Cross Bones”. Aged with two human femurs. ...
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 711

    Human Skull and “Cross Bones”. Aged with two human femurs. ...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  •  UZOUX, Louis (1797–1880). Large Anatomical Model of a Disse...
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 712

    UZOUX, Louis (1797–1880). Large Anatomical Model of a Disse...

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    $800 - $1,200
  •  KELLNER, C. (American). Anatomical Wax Face. New Haven, ca ...
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 713

    KELLNER, C. (American). Anatomical Wax Face. New Haven, ca ...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  •  Human Jaw Model. New York: Columbia. Vintage. Upper plastic...
    Estimate
    $40 - $80
    Lot 714

    Human Jaw Model. New York: Columbia. Vintage. Upper plastic...

    Est.
    $40 - $80
  •  Lot of 3 Anatomical Models. 20th century. Including: Roche ...
    Estimate
    $80 - $125
    Lot 715

    Lot of 3 Anatomical Models. 20th century. Including: Roche ...

    Est.
    $80 - $125
  •  BRODEL, Max. Human Skeleton Anatomical Chart. Chicago: A.J....
    Estimate
    $150 - $250
    Lot 716

    BRODEL, Max. Human Skeleton Anatomical Chart. Chicago: A.J....

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    $150 - $250
  •  Yaggy & West Facial Anatomy and Phrenology Flip Book. L.W. ...
    Estimate
    $80 - $125
    Lot 717

    Yaggy & West Facial Anatomy and Phrenology Flip Book. L.W. ...

    Est.
    $80 - $125
  •  Antique Chastity Belt. Iron. With lock. Provenance: from th...
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 718

    Antique Chastity Belt. Iron. With lock. Provenance: from th...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  •  Finger Press. English. A large iron torture device stamped ...
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 719

    Finger Press. English. A large iron torture device stamped ...

    Est.
    $300 - $400
  •  Flesh Tongs. 19th century(?). Iron. Forged into an alligato...
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 720

    Flesh Tongs. 19th century(?). Iron. Forged into an alligato...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  •  Pear of Anguish Torture Device. Also known as a choke pear ...
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 721

    Pear of Anguish Torture Device. Also known as a choke pear ...

    Est.
    $250 - $350

Auction Description

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities by Potter & Potter Auctions

Several fine collections make up this year’s auction, including one of our largest offerings to date of vintage circus and sideshow photographs, banners, and posters, as well as show memorabilia, books and autographs, and an array of bizarre and unusual objects. Among the highlights is our first offering of rare circus & sideshow photographs from the remarkable collection of Gary Bart, one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands.

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