Set Reminder2023-07-29 12:00:002023-07-29 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Circus, Sideshow & Oddities https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/circus-sideshow-oddities-21925 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.
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BOO, A. Cabinet Photograph of a Canton Execution. 1890-1900s. Cabinet photograph depicting a young man who died by Lingchi, a Canton execution described as the ?death by thousand cuts?. Known for its slow and agonizing process, the lingchi execution lasted half an hour with approximately 36 cuts to the eyes, nose, ears, and ligaments. 4 x 5?.