Out of the Ordinary - Two-Day Sale

JACKALOPE,a custom taxidermy creation of a mythical Jackalope, consisting of the headmount of a rabbit and the horns of a deer, mounted on a shiel...

A COLLECTION OF EIGHT CARVED BOXWOOD MARIONETTE HEADS, late 19th century, probably Swiss or German, eight unusual carved boxwood marionette heads,...

AFTER JEAN-JACQUES FEUCHÈRE (French, 1807-1852),Mephistopheles, or Satan, the original executed in 1838, modelled plaster, signed and dated to the...

HORROR THRONES,late 20th century, a pair of carved and patinated wooden thrones, each seat and back upholstered in red vinyl with studded edges, 7...

VAMPIRE KILLING KIT,20th century, a large mahogany box containing various tools for killing, and to ward off, vampires, including holy water, a ma...

SUSPICIOUS MINDS,this is Elvis, who got caught in a trap, an unusual taxidermy black rat, scientific name Rattus rattus, 34cm wide17cm deep21cm hi...

LESSER VAMPIRE BAT,an articulated skeleton of a vampire bat, South America, scientific name Desmodus rotundus, mounted on a wooden plaque, underne...

PIED HARE,a taxidermy pied hare head mount, scientific name Lepus europaeus, mounted by London Taxidermy Studios in 1982,12cm wide 17cm deep 25cm ...

TAXIDERMY HOAX,a jay, scientific name Garrulus glandarius, made to look like a jay crossed with a magpie, attributed to James Gardner of Oxford St...

MYTHICAL MAGPIES,a taxidermy composition of a pair of Eurasian magpies, scientific name Pica Pica, dyed to resemble Coitingidae, set within an acr...

GILDED CAGE,a taxidermy peahen, scientific name Pavo cristatus, mounted on a gilt wooden cage, internally with a taxidermy parakeet, scientific na...

THE BOTANIST, a taxidermy sculpture based around an anthropomorphic stoat, scientific name Mustela erminea, in a foraging garden, set under a Vict...

TWO-HEADED CROW,a custom taxidermy creation comprising a crow with an extra head, scientific name Corvus corax, mounted on a shaped marble plinth,...

MOON-GAZING RABBIT,a taxidermy headmount of a European rabbit, scientific name Oryctolagus cuniculus, set against a papier mâché background,43 x 2...

GOSLING,a taxidermy gosling, scientific name Anser anser, mounted on a piece of liana, on a wooden base, 55cm high ...[more]

GNOME TANK,early 20th century, an Austrian Goldscheider-style terracotta and glass fish tank, moulded with a gnome looking into the fish tank, unm...

THE DEVIL,early 20th century, a superb folk art hand puppet of the devil, with embroidered satin, silk and felt costume and cloak, with a hand-pai...

SCARY CROCODILE,late 20th century, a pantomime crocodile head mask, mixed media with hand-operated mechanism to move the crocodile jaw,67cm longCo...

TOADSTOOL,a papier mâché prop mushroom, decorated in polychrome, 39cm diameter80cm highCondition report: Some scratches to the paint, both to the ...

DEMON MASKS,1950s, likely Italian, a pair of glazed terracotta marks, one modelled as the Devil, the other as Medusa, both signed 'E. Pattarino', ...

SATYR, a terracotta mask depicting a stylised satyr face, indistinctly signed to the verso, dated 1961, 26cm wide11cm deep35cm high ...[more]

GROTESQUE BUSTS,contemporary, a group of six clay busts, of various shapes and forms, each mounted on a wrought iron base, various sizes, largest ...

SHRUNKEN HEAD, 20th century, a reproduction shrunken head, with human hair, surmounted on a round base under a Victorian glass dome,base 23cm diam...

RUSSIAN FANTASY,1950s/60s, Russian, a group of three, an owl, a dog and a parrot, hand-painted papier mâché animal masks, each with a paper maker'...

UNCLE SAM, late 20th century, a large wooden cut-out of Abraham Lincoln as Uncle Sam, decorated in polychrome, purportedly from Blackpool Pleasure...

RUBIK'S CUBE,late 20th century, a large novelty Rubik's cube, likely from a toyshop display, 42cm cubed ...[more]

CARNIVAL HEAD,1970s, a papier mâché carnival head mask, decorated in polychrome, the upper half with corpse paint motif, the lower half decorated ...

THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN,a fairground panel painted as a climbing yeti,178 x 95cm ...[more]

THE RINGMASTER'S LION,a taxidermy headmount of an African lion, scientific name Panthera Leo, dressed as a ringmaster, 40cm wide83cm high ...[mor...

CHILD’S HORSE TRICYCLE,late 19th century, French, a child’s horse tricycle, chain driven with polished metal and woodwork, 96cm longCondition repo...

FAIRGROUND OSTRICH, early 20th century, a fairground ostrich made by Savages of King's Lynn, remounted on a later drum base. 99cm wide48cm deep175...

EARLY FAIRGROUND TARGET FIGURE,late 19th century, French, a rare carved wooden folk art fairground target figure, ‘JEU DE MASSACRE’, 39cm highCond...

'LEMBERG NEVER LIES', 1960s/70s, an original hardboard hand-painted clairvoyant sign ‘Baroness Lemberg Palmist Clairvoyant, Lemberg never lies’,50...

'BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS',a lithographed poster for Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia Grand Hall, London, 64.5 x 29cm, framed ...[more]

'PEEP SHOW',a peep show sign, set with cabochon lights, 30 x 80cmCondition report: Some scuffing to the frame - Lights are tested and working.  Se...

SELL YOUR SOUL,a painted showman's panel with a Grim Reaper detail, reading 'We Accept Cash, Credit or a Piece of Your Soul',63 x 56cm ...[more]

'FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY',1970s, an original hardboard funfair sign, hand-painted ‘Prize Bingo 10p Fun for all the Family’ with comic design below,...

TATTOO DESIGNS,1960s/70s, a good group of twelve printed and painted tattoo designs including Amazonian naked women, animals, daggers and flowers ...

SOUTH-EAST ASIAN TATTOO,late 19th century, comprising a bronze rod and needle surmounted with a kneeling bodhisattva, cased within a carved wooden...

SOUTH-EAST ASIAN TATTOO,late 19th century, comprising a bronze rod and needle surmounted with a kneeling bodhisattva, cased within a carved wooden...

SMILING CLOWN,19th century, a folk art carved wooden figure of a circus clown, with articulated arms and leg, and a pulley mechanism making the ar...

A NATIVE AMERICAN HEADDRESS,early 20th century, American, a Native American feather shroud, made by McCue Bros. & Drummond, New York, 70cm high in...

FRENCH SCHOOL, 1950sA dancing French couple in flat caps and flared clothingindistinctly signed u.l. corner, oil on board38 x 46cm ...[more]

ROCKABILLY1950s/60s,folk-art-style of a rockabilly couple jivingsigned 'V. M. WAQEY', oil on board76.5 x 61cmCondition report: Generally excellent...

SAD CLOWNS,1970s, two large oil on board pictures of sad clowns, both signed ‘Johnson’,77 x 51cm, framed (2)Condition report: A few minor marks, g...

FAIRGROUND MAGAZINES AND BOOKS,a good collection of books and publications on fairgrounds and fairground folk, including:'The Travelling People' b...

EARLY JAVELOT FAIRGROUND GAME,early 20th century, French, a Javelot fairground game comprising eight feathered metal darts ...[more]

POLAR BEAR,a papier mâché model of a bear, with painted face and eyes, 53cm wide25cm deep50cm highCondition report: Paint flaked throughout. Some ...

TOYSHOP POLAR BEAR,early 20th century, French, a papier mâché polar bear from a Paris toyshop, 127cm high ...[more]

COCONUT SHY,mid-20th century, a set of eight original coconut shy aluminium pegs,134cm high (8)Condition report: Minor chips to paint work ...[mo...

A LIFE-SIZE RHINOCEROS BUST,'Stay Home, Wear Denim, Save Lives', a plaster bust of a grey rhino wearing a denim face mask,152cm highCondition repo...

FAIRGROUND CLOWNS,1950s, a free-standing wooden fairground sign, modelled as a clown standing beside a height restriction pole, decorated in polyc...

CIRCUS,late 20th century, a set of three painted fairground panels, each decorated with typical funfair motifs and colours, 75 x 207cm (3)Conditio...

FUNFAIR MOTORCYCLE,1940s/1950s, a sculpted wooden fairground motorcycle centre ride, with chromed detailing, on a cast iron base, painted registra...

FUNFAIR MOTORCYCLE,1940s/1950s, a sculpted wooden fairground motorcycle centre ride, with chromed detailing, on a cast iron base, painted registra...

FUNFAIR MOTORCYCLE,1940s/1950s, a sculpted wooden fairground motorcycle from the outside of a funfair ride, with chromed detailing, on a cast iron...

FUNFAIR MOTORCYCLE,1940s/1950s, a sculpted wooden fairground motorcycle outside ride, with chromed detailing, on a cast iron base, painted name 'S...

FUNFAIR MOTORCYCLE,1940s/1950s, a rare sculpted wooden fairground motorcycle innermost ride, with chromed detailing, on a cast iron base, painted ...

FUN FAIR SCOOTER,1940s/1950s, a sculpted wooden fairground ride, in the form of a Lambretta scooter, with chromed detailing, on a cast iron base,1...

FUNFAIR CHOPPER,1970s, a moulded plastic and chromed metal V8-style fairground motorcycle ride, decorated in polychrome, with cabochon lights to t...