Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Sat, Apr 30, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 546
STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (Tom Thumb) (1838-1883). Waterco...
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
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| $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 |
STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (Tom Thumb) (1838-1883). Watercolor portrait of Tom Thumb as Frederick the Great. American, ca. 1840s/50s. Skillful early full-length watercolor portrait of Stratton, on wove paper; titled in margin. Attributed to Charles Shoettel (according to a typed note on the verso, the watercolor was found in one of Shoettel?s albums, which descended from John D. Ottiwell, a Lieutenant Colonel in the New York State militia, and delegate to the 1868 Republican Convention). In a black and gilt wood frame, under glass glazing, sight 4 7/8 x 3?. Overall 7 ? x 5 ??.
