
SARASOTA, FLA. — Freedom Auction Company’s specialized sale, The Circus on Paper, celebrated the beauty of the circus through 814 lots of heralds, broadsides, couriers, handbills, posters, photography, books, costuming, Jerry Bangs material and other items. The top spot of the day went to an original and authentic Sells Brothers Circus poster from circa 1893, which just passed the high end of its $4/8,000 estimate to make $8,750, including buyer’s premium. The Strobridge lithograph poster, which had been professionally conserved on linen, featured an advertisement for equestrian performers Mr William Showles and Miss Daisy Belmont, who were shown in portraits superimposed over action images. Additional highlights from the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.