The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
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Lot 114
[FAT BOYS] STUART, Charles and Alexander. The Highland Mamm...
Estimate: $400 - $800
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| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[FAT BOYS] STUART, Charles and Alexander.?THE HIGHLAND MAMMOTH BOYS.?New York: Nagel, ca. 1846. Etching of the Scottish boys, aged 9 and 11 years, weighing over 500 pounds (according to the caption), and ?now exhibiting at the [Barnum?s] American Museum, N.Y.? Full-length image depicts the Stuarts in highland dress, replete with kilts and hats. Matted, sight 13? ? 15?". Foxed, with short tears around perimeter. Scarce; the only example we have located. See?Exemplars, page 233.
