Set Reminder2023-10-28 12:00:002023-10-28 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection Part II https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-part-ii-21921 Unusual relics were the hallmark of Ricky Jay's storied collection. This second auction from his archives features an astonishing array of the fantastic, the funny, and the flabbergasting.
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[CIRCUS?EQUESTRIANS] CHIARINY, Louis.?HERR CHIARINY.?Germany, circa late 18th century. Woodblock print on paper, depicting equestrians in armor re-enacting medieval jousting, with several disembodied heads on pikes in the enclosure. 12? ? 15". ?One of the oldest of all circus families, the Chiarinis gave equestrian performances as early as the sixteenth century? (Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, page 116). In the nineteenth century, the circus was notable for its worldwide tours, from South America to Asia and Japan (see also lot 66).