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Potter and Potter Auctions: Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 225,681.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 03, 2026 - September 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 127,065.00 |
| Sale Number | #23625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 212,240.00 |
| Total Lots | 570 | ||
| Sold Lots | 537.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 134,615.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.21% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 225,240.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 100.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496 | Archive of 24 Scrapbooks of Circus and Magic Ephemera |
ca. early to mid-20th century | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,750.00 | |
| 83 | Barbizet | Folies Bergere |
1873-74 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 467 | Library of vintage and modern circus books |
20th century | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 52 | Cheret Jules (1836-1932) | Folies-Bergere / Jefferson / L'Homme Poisson |
ca. 1876 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 376 | Robinson Hercules | The Zulu Spy |
1881 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 2 | The Biggest and Grandest Street Procession Ever Seen |
1915 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,375.00 | |
| 116 | Eigener Wilhelm | Barum Circus Poster Featuring Margarete Kreiser-Barum and Her Elephants |
1930 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 79 | Choubrac Alfred (1853-1902) | Theatre De La Gaite / Rosa-Josepha |
ca. 1900 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 3 | Congress of World-Famous Horse Acts |
1920s | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 72 | Levy Charles | Folies-Bergere / Tous Les Soirs / Les Lions de Bostock |
ca. 1880s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 70 | Brandoly J S | Shaffer and Co / The Sensation of Davos |
ca. early 20th century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 539 | Group of 18 signed checks |
1910s; 1907 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 542 | Denman George | File of letters from M. G. Denham to Bobby Gable |
1929-34 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 469 | Burke John M. | "Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace |
1893 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 97 | Koringa (1913-1976) | Koringa |
ca. 1930s | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 218 | Costentenus George | Captain Costentenus Tattooed Man CDVs |
ca. 1880 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 368 | Barnum P.T. | Autograph note signed |
1886 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 534 | Binder of over 30 photos and ephemera on Garganuta and Toto |
1938 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 107 | Pezon Edmond (1868-1916) | Grande Menagerie du Dompteur Ed. Pezon / La Danse Serpentine |
ca. 1890s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 22 | Giants Trains of Thundering Steel |
ca. 1930s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 226 | Decoursey Harry | Cabinet Card of Capt. Harry Decoursey, Tattooed Man |
ca. 1880s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 173 | Joe Walsh's Brown Derby Minstrels |
1920s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 262 | Albums of circus snapshots |
1935-1947; 1920s-50s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 426 | Myers Oliver P | Illustrated Animal Kingdom and Leading Features and Curiosities of J.E. Warner & Co.'s Great Pacific Museum, Menagerie and Circus |
ca. 1872 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 35 | Cleopatra Queen of Egypt |
ca. 1930s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.