[AERIALISTS]. Archive of The Four Fantinos aerialist photog...

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Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

By Potter & Potter Auctions

Apr 30, 2022

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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 Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

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  [AERIALISTS]. Archive of The Four Fantinos aerialist photographs, postcards, and ephemera. Circa 1900s-50s. Archive of photographs, postcards, and promotional material from the American aerialist troupe The Four Fantinos, sometimes also billed the Fantino Sisters & Co. Lot includes: (20) postcards of the Fantinos and several other performers; (26) studio photographs (generally 8 x 10?) by Apeda (New York), Walery (Paris), Nasib (New York), and others, as well as photographs of the troupe performing their act; (3) promotional flyers; and (6) CDV and cabinet photographs of other performers inserted in the archive. Condition generally very good; stored in plastic sleeves within a three-ring binder. Together, 56 pieces. The Four Fantinos were a troupe consisting of two women and two men aerialists. One of the sisters, Palmina, sometimes received special billing, but the Four Fantinos typically advertised and presented their ?novelty aerial exhibition? as a unit in circuses, vaudeville, parks, and fairs over a career spanning four decades.
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