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Follow on Google News | Large and colorful vintage circus sideshow banners are in Bruneau & Co.'s November 15 online auctionAlso offered will be paintings by Indian artists B. Prabha and Maqbool Fida Husain. Both have appeared in Bruneau & Co. auctions before, with successful results. They're back now for an encore. The 327-lot auction will start at 6 pm Eastern time.
By: Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers The Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction will feature fine items pulled from prominent estates and collections across New England, to include artwork, decorative arts, collectibles and Asian arts. "This will be the last fine art and antique auction of the year, rounding out with some amazing Indian artwork and looking forward to what we find in the New Year," said Travis Landry, an auctioneer with Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. Lots 1, 2 and 3 are bound to get paddles wagging right away. They are circus sideshow banners, led by Lot 1, titled That Strange Creature Obby Dobby Alive by Fred G. Johnson (American, 1892-1990), considered the best sideshow circus banner artist in history. The banner, measuring 7 feet 10 inches by 9 feet 7 inches, features a large, colorfully painted iguana in a jungle setting. The banner carries a rather modest estimate of $2,000-$3,000. Lots 2, by Jay Meah (American, b. 1937), is titled Fish Girl Devil's Child and depicts a blonde mermaid to the top half and a devil baby to the bottom half. The 7-foot-8-inch by 9-foot-7-inch banner is signed, "Meah Studios Weeki-Wachee, Fla." lower right. It has an estimate of $2,000-$3,000. Meah has works in the Smithsonian and the Barnum Museum. Lot 3, by Florida artist Jay Sigler, consists of four banners that will be sold as one lot (estimate: $2,000-$3,000) Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com, bidLIVE.Bruneauandco.com and the mobile app "Bruneau & Co." on iTunes or GooglePlay. To learn more about Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers and the Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction on Monday, November 15th, please visit www.bruneauandco.com. Updates are posted frequently. End
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