Oct 27, 2005 - Sale 2054

Sale 2054 - Lot 25

Price Realized: $ 3,680
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
BARNUM & BAILEY. The Greatest Show on Earth. Une Grandiose Exhibition de Phénomènes Humains et de Bizarreries de la Nature. Two-sheet color lithograph; linen-backed. 761/2x281/4 inches (194.5x71.5 cm). Small abraded area, removed tax stamp with small portion of cancel remaining. Numerous vignettes picturing the various acts in the circus. Imp. Paul Dupont, 4 Rue du Bouloi, Paris. #B-No. 91.

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Charming poster filled with vignettes of the various acts in the show, including: Sol Stone the mentalist, the midget Peter the Great, Rob-Roy the albino contortionist, Charles Tripp the man without arms, the chain breaker Young Herman, and others.