Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 255
Rubber Girls. Sideshow Banner.
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Roberts, Marie. Rubber Girls. Sideshow Banner. Coney Island, 1999. Two green-clad contortionists, stacked one on top of the other, nearly fill the banner in its entirety. Flown at the Coney Island Sideshow. 68 x 60?. Each of these banners was created and painted at Coney Island by the resident sideshow banner artist Marie Roberts, and was flown over the venerable boardwalk and the famous sideshow that has been part of the fabric of this amusement institution almost since its inception.
