The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
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Lot 48
SIDESHOW SPECIALTIES ALA ROLTAIR<p> [SIDESHOW]. Barnum & Ba...
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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| $0 | $5 |
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| $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 |
SIDESHOW SPECIALTIES ALA ROLTAIR[SIDESHOW]. Barnum & Bailey?s Greatest Show on Earth. Blue Beard?s Chamber. Cincinnati: The Strobridge Litho. Co., 1898. One-sheet circus poster depicting the titular folktale character seated at center with the heads of his wives hung on platters, in a larger room filled with displays of sideshow illusions by Henry Roltair, including perhaps his most famous mirror illusion, The Spider Girl (popularly known as ?Spidora?). Also pictured is a version of the Astarte illusion. 30 x 37 ??. Linen backed. Browning and small losses at old central fold. Framed. Not examined out of frame. RARE.
