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Potter and Potter Auctions: Circus, Sideshow and Wild West

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Auction Name Circus, Sideshow and Wild West Total Sales (USD) 422,892.00
Auction Date November 18, 2017 - November 18, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 189,880.00
Sale Number #054 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 283,920.00
Total Lots 648
Sold Lots 584 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 224,070.00
% of Lots Sold 90.12% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 334,020.00
Unsold Lots 64 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 126.61%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus ... Jumbo.

 ca. 1882 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 18,000.00
398

Dan Rice's Blind Horse "Excelsior, Jr."

 ca. 1868 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 12,000.00
269

Parian Cast of Tom Thumb's Foot.

 1847 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 9,000.00
270

Parian Cast of Tom Thumb's Hand.

 Circa 1847 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 9,000.00
411

Extra Train and Half Fare! To Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth.

 1878 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 9,000.00
563

Hon. W.F. Cody. Chief of Scouts. Guide for U.S. Army.

 ca. 1888 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,000.00
346

Captain Costentenus the Greek Albanian. Tattooed from Head to Foot.

 ca. 1876 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,400.00
13

John B. Doris' Great Inter-Ocean Museum, Menagerie & Circus.

 ca. 1883 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,200.00
3

P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth, & Great London Circus. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.

 1882 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,600.00
404

Barnum & Van Amburgh Museum & Menagerie Co. Poonah Bears from Hindoostan.

 1867 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 6,600.00
250

Congress of Freaks with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

 1929 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 6,000.00
565

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Congress Rough Riders of the World. An American.

 ca. 1894 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,000.00
210

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus Sideshow. Madison Square Garden. Sideshow Cast.

 1928 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 4,800.00
566

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Les Zouaves De Devlin.

 1905 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,800.00
567

Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Mexican Hidalgo.

 ca. 1885 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,800.00
214

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Cast of Clowns.

 1934/later printing USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 4,320.00
238

The Durbar Spectacle. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus. Madison Square Garden.

 1933 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,080.00
122

Walter L. Main Trained Wild Animal 3 Ring Circus.

 ca. 1910s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 3,840.00
360

Miss Electra. Painted Canvas Sideshow Banner.

 1980 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,840.00
227

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Greatest Show on Earth. Cast of Clowns.

 1931 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 3,600.00
241

Ringling Golden Jubilee. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus Side Show.

 1933 USD 350.00 - 500.00 USD 3,600.00
287

Siamese Twins. The United Brothers, Chang - Eng.

 1830s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,600.00
350

Antique Tattoo Folk Art Flash Panel on Board.

 ca. 1920s USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 3,600.00
242

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus.

 1937 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,360.00
349

Antique Tattoo Folk Art Flash Panel on Board.

 ca. 1920s USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 3,360.00
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    Auction 151
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