Circus - Sideshow - Wild West
Sat, Nov 18, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 19, 2017 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 31
The Great Arcaris. The World’s Greatest Knife and Battle Ax Throwers.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
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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 |
The Great Arcaris. The World’s Greatest Knife and Battle Ax Throwers. Newport, Ky.: Donaldson, ca. 1900s. Color lithograph poster depicting Gustavo and Rosina Arcaris in various dangerous acts of knife throwing. 20 ¾ x 29 ½”. Old linen backing, brass grommets to upper corners, losses, soiling, and tears to edges; colored pencil date annotation bottom left. B. P.T. Barnum discovered Arcaris in Italy in the 1880s. A notation at the bottom of this poster indicated he performed with Ringling Bros. in the seasons 1899 and 1903—06.
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