MOTOR BIKER FAIRGROUND PANEL

lot 1 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

MOTOR BIKER FAIRGROUND PANEL, c.1975-1985, a fairground motor biker painted panel from W Percival’s ‘Easy Rider' speedway ride, decorated by showman ... read more

Sold for £750 More details 5  

MOTOR BIKER FAIRGROUND PANEL

lot 2 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

MOTOR BIKER FAIRGROUND PANEL, c.1975-1985, fairground motor biker painted panel from W Percival’s ‘Easy Rider' speedway ride, decorated by showman ... read more

Sold for £720 More details 4  

FAIRGROUND WALTZER PANEL

lot 3 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

FAIRGROUND WALTZER PANEL, 1960s/70s, a stunning folk art hand-painted, shaped wooden side panel from a fairground waltzer, painted with a stylised ... read more

Sold for £450 More details 1  

GHOST TRAIN

lot 6 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

GHOST TRAIN, 1960s, mid-late 20th century, a stunning pair of funfair wooden ghost train doors, each with folding sections, painted with a speeding ... read more

Sold for £680 More details 1  

GHOST TRAIN CAR

lot 7 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

GHOST TRAIN CAR, mid-late 20th century, a striking funfair fibreglass ghost train car, moulded and painted with a large skull, 76 x 125cm Believed to ... read more

Sold for £700 More details 1  

CAROUSEL HORSE

lot 11 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

CAROUSEL HORSE, early 20th century, a carved wooden funfair prancing carousel horse, nicely carved with an unusual carved female portrait at the back ... read more

Sold for £850 More details 1  

'ALHAMBRA THEATRE' TILLER GIRLS SIGN

lot 16 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

'ALHAMBRA THEATRE' TILLER GIRLS SIGN, 1970s, an unusual wooden erotic hand-painted and carved in relief sign ‘ALHAMBRA THEATRE DARING REVUES, and on ... read more

Sold for £380 More details 5  

▲ HEDI SCHICK (Austrian-British, 1906-1999)

lot 17 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

HEDI SCHICK (Austrian-British, 1906-1999) CAN-CAN GIRL, a seated burlesque cancan girl with other performers in the background Signed H Schick l.l., ... read more

Sold for £480 More details 4  

FOOTBALL GAME TABLE

lot 18 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

FOOTBALL GAME TABLE, early-mid 20th century, French, a table football game with sloping corners and maker's plaque ‘CHAMPIONNAT' known as ‘Babyfoot’, ... read more

Sold for £1,800 More details 14  

FEED THE CLOWNS

lot 19 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

FEED THE CLOWNS, 1950s, an attractive pair of wooden hand-painted laughing clown cut-out heads from a funfair stand, largest 61cm high (2)

Sold for £220 More details 1  

TATTOO SIGN

lot 20 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

TATTOO SIGN, a contemporary hand-painted tattoo sign, with a tattoo artist tattooing a lady in a bikini, titled ‘First Class Tattooing’, 58 x 65cm

Sold for £190 More details 1  

FIRE EATERS SIGN

lot 21 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

FIRE EATERS' SIGN, 21st century, a large wooden circular hand-painted sign ‘FIRE EATERS, Misty & Mungo, ZIPPO’S CIRCUS, Entry 1/6’D', painted in the ... read more

Sold for £190 More details 1  

A TWO-PART 'FROG END' FAIRGROUND SCREEN

lot 23 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

A TWO-PART 'FROG END' FAIRGROUND SCREEN, pierced and painted in red, with yellow and green lettering, 216cm wide, 90cm high

Sold for £110 More details 1  

FAIRGROUND BULL

lot 25 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

FAIRGROUND BULL, c.1900-1930, French, from a carousel, stripped and waxed and mounted on a stand in a leaping position, 102 x 86cm

Sold for £820 More details 6  

FUNFAIR MALLET

lot 27 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

FUNFAIR MALLET, ◆ early 20th century, a fairground or circus carved wood mallet, 56cm long Provenance: From the Harry Diamond 'Le Dark Fantastique' ... read more

Sold for £130 More details 1  

A ROSEWOOD, TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS BOX

lot 29 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

A ROSEWOOD, TORTOISESHELL AND BRASS BOX, c.1930s, in the manner of André-Charles Boulle, made for Queen Mary and bearing the royal coat of arms of ... read more

Sold for £500 More details 10  

OSTRICH TURKEY

lot 30 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

OSTRICH TURKEY, a Continental ostrich egg and white metal turkey, c.1920, the body formed from an ostrich egg with well chased feathers, legs and ... read more

Sold for £280 More details 2  

AN UMBRELLA BELONGING TO VISCOUNTESS ASTOR MP

lot 32 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

AN UMBRELLA BELONGING TO VISCOUNTESS ASTOR MP, 20th century, by Brigg of London, with an amber opium pipe mouthpiece handle and yellow metal mount ... read more

Sold for £1,200 More details 7  

COCONUT CUP

lot 33 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

COCONUT CUP, an unusual antique carved coconut cup, the well carved cup with a baluster stem carved with a coat of arms, the base carved with ... read more

Sold for £130 More details 2  

HMS BOUNTY, PITCAIRN ISLAND

lot 34 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

HMS BOUNTY, PITCAIRN ISLAND, mid-20th century, an octagonal-shaped hardwood candlestick, the front stamped with 'a souvenir from Pitcairn Island, ... read more

Sold for £100 More details 1  

EMU EGG

lot 35 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

EMU EGG, 1889, Australian, a maritime interest carved emu egg, with trees, hearts and an anchor and the text 'Advance North Queensland Manfred 1, ... read more

Sold for £220 More details 2  

SCOLD'S BRIDLE

lot 37 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

SCOLD'S BRIDLE late 19th century/early 20th century, a wrought iron scold’s (or witch's) bridle full head mask with hinged backplate, 50 x 32cm This ... read more

Sold for £750 More details 4  

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)

lot 38 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

ALEISTER CROWLEY (1875-1947), 1987, Aleister Crowley funeral book, issued in a limited number of 200, this being 61, to commemorate the 40th ... read more

Sold for £180 More details 8  

AN ANTIQUE DEVIL WALL BRACKET

lot 39 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

AN ANTIQUE DEVIL WALL BRACKET, 19th century, a well carved mahogany devil's head with warts and a macabre expression, complete with painted ram's ... read more

Sold for £820 More details 1  

RARE TRYAL OF WITCHES BOOK

lot 40 (Out of the Ordinary, 11th Feb, 2020)

RARE TRYAL OF WITCHES BOOK, 1682, ‘A TRYAL of WITCHES at the ASSIZES' held at Bury St Edmonds for the country of Suffolk; on the tenth day of March, ... read more

Sold for £5,400 More details 11