Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
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Lot 89
WAGNER, Louis. Circus Busch / Leinert's Raketen-Mensch.
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
Sold for
$1,020
Sold Price includes BP
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 |
WAGNER, Louis. Circus Busch / Leinert's Raketen-Mensch. Germany, ca. 1920s. Color lithograph poster promoting this human cannonball (or rocket man) act, depicting performers dressed as cowboys shooting a man from a cannon in a large arena; inset vignette of the cannon on display on a street. Two sheets.
Paper. Approx. 56 x 74".
Condition
Minor tears, chipping, and creases mainly at edges and folds. B+.
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