The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 289
[TIGHT ROPE] Panorama of New York City. Free Tight Rope Asc...
Estimate: $500 - $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 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[TIGHT ROPE]?PANORAMA OF NEW YORK CITY. FREE TIGHT ROPE ASCENSION. PEDANTO.?Boston: Boston Job Print, ca. 1885. Double sided letterpress broadside on bright yellow stock embellished with two wood-engraved images, one depicting Pedanto on the rope strung between two buildings with a balance bar in hand, the other with a scene of the ?Original Royal Marionettes? that filled out the show. Other acts presented include a ventriloquist, Prof. Andrews, and comics, singers, and lecturers. Text-only verso describes the panoramic display of Manhattan using ?10,000 feet of moving canvas, the finest painting of New York ever put on canvas.? 29 ? 10". Corner pinholes and a few old creases. See?Jay?s Journal of Anomalies, page 181.
