Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 297
SECRETO, Jim. Six photographs of circus model carvings.
Estimate: $80 - $150
Sold for
$72
Sold Price includes BP
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SECRETO, Jim. Six photographs of circus model carvings. Circa 1986. Six large photographs of model circus pieces photographed by Jim Secreto and featured in the book "The Circus," which documented this collection of model circus pieces carved by Albert Kveck in the 1920s. Includes: Menagerie; (3) Midway Barker; Strongman; and Balancing Act.
Size of each 20 x 16". Accompanied by four copies of the book in which the images were published, and an advertising poster.
Condition
Generally near fine.
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